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The Widowed Ones: Beyond the Battle of the Little Big Horn
On June 25, 1876, seven officer’s wives lost their husbands at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. The story is told in the book The Widowed Ones: Beyond the Battle of the Little Bighorn. The friendship the bereaved widows had with one another proved to be a critical source of support. The transition from being officers’ wives living at various forts on the wild frontier to being single women with homes of their own was a difficult adjustment. Without one another to depend upon, the time might have been more of a struggle.
The Widowed Ones was the 2023 winner of the
Women Writing the West Willa Cather Award for
Scholarly Nonfiction.
“Exceptionally well written, organized and presented, ‘The Widowed Ones: Beyond the Battle of the Little Bighorn’ is an ideal and unreservedly recommended addition to 19th Century American Biography supplemental studies curriculum.”
― Library Bookwatch/Midwest Book Review
“The rigor of the scholarly research on display here is quite simply astonishing, as the authors seem to leave no stone unturned.”
— Kirkus Reviews
“Readers interested in 19th-century, women’s and military history will be drawn into this thoroughly humane and sympathetic treatment of U.S. army widows.”
― Library Journal
“The book weaves its way through the devastation wrought upon Libby Custer and the widowed wives of the men that wore the blue of the 7th Cavalry. Enss and Kazanjian do a terrific job detailing the women’s handling of loss; not only their husband’s demise, but also the pain of official criticism aimed to besmirch their loved ones, and their grappling with getting on with their lives without any apparent means. The path Libby et. al. took is detailed in “The Widowed Ones”, an insightful glimpse of how the survivors cope, or don’t. Each reader can measure their grit and resolute devotion to their fallen husbands. It is a marvelous story. Enss and company have filled in a neglected hole in one of the West’s greatest historical events. If you are restricted to one last book purchase, this is the one.”
― Arizona Daily Star
