Hays in Ellis County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)

Elizabeth Bacon Custer

Photographed by James Hulse, June 8, 2022

1. Elizabeth Bacon Custer Marker

Inscription. Accompanying her husband, George Armstrong Custer, on all of his military campaigns, Libby Custer saw a view of military life seldom observed by women. When the U.S. Seventh Cavalry was headquartered at Fort Riley, they camped at Fort Hays in May 1867. She tells the story of a wife and children who lived in one-half of the officers' quarters; the officer lived in camp tents during the week and received a permit to stay in the quarters on weekends.

Erected by Kansas Historical Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • Wars, US Indian • Women. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1867.

Location. 38° 51.773′ N, 99° 20.621′ W. Marker is in Hays, Kansas, in Ellis County. It can be reached from Alternate U.S. 183 0.1 miles south of Park Road. The marker is located on the grounds of the Fort Hays State Historical Site. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1472 US Highway 183 Alt, Hays KS 67601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Kansas’ Smoky Hills.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Corn Belt,

on the prairies,

and on the Southern Plains.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Parade Ground (within shouting distance of this marker); Officers' Row (within shouting distance of this marker); Commanding Officer's House (within shouting distance of this marker); Enlisted Barracks

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Hays - Fort Dodge Road Trailhead (within shouting distance of this marker); Garden (within shouting distance of this marker); Outhouses (within shouting distance of this marker); Fort Hays (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Hays.

Also see . . .
1. Fort Hays State Historic Site. (Submitted on June 27, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
2. Elizabeth Bacon Custer. Wikipedia (Submitted on June 27, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)

Photographed by James Hulse, June 8, 2022

2. Elizabeth Bacon Custer Marker

Elizabeth Bacon Custer image. Click for full size.

Public Domain - Mathew Benjamin Brady, circa 1860s

3. Elizabeth Bacon Custer

Elizabeth Bacon Custer cropped from a picture with George Armstrong Custer

The Elizabeth Bacon Custer Marker in front of one of the officers’s houses image. Click for full size.

Photographed by James Hulse, June 8, 2022

4. The Elizabeth Bacon Custer Marker in front of one of the officers’s houses

Credits. This page was last revised on June 27, 2022. It was originally submitted on June 27, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 350 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on June 27, 2022, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.