haha! yes sir towjam there is quite a lot of rich material there to explore, the couple were both unique personalities and a good fit it seems. Mrs. Custer was a good friend of Wild Bill Hickok even though General Custer was not, just because the General was gone most of the time and their paths didn't cross much. Mrs. Custer was at the same fort that Wild Bill was stationed at between his comings and goings and they became friends. It was rumored that they were lovers but that was just rumors flying. Wild Bill did have quite a strict ethics code concerning such things and respected the marriage vows as a sacred covenant.