The Sand Creek Massacre

Sometimes called "The Chivington Massacre" by those who would emphasize his responsibility for the attack and "The Battle of Sand Creek" by those who would imply that it was not a massacre, this event has become one of our nation’s most controversial Indian conflicts. The subject of army and Congressional investigations and inquiries, a matter of vigorous newspaper debates, the object of much oratory and writing biased in both directions, the Sand Creek Massacre very likely will never be completely and satisfactorily resolved.

This account of the massacre investigates the historical events leading to the battle, tracing the growth of the Indian-white conflict in Colorado Territory. The author has shown the way in which the discontent stemming from the treaty of Fort Wise, the depredations committed by the Cheyennes and Arapahoes prior to the massacre, and the desire of some of the commanding officers for a bloody victory against the Indians laid the groundwork for the battle at Sand Creek.

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• Silas Soule: A Short, Eventful Life of Moral Courage
• Rosebud, June 17, 1876: Prelude to the Little Big Horn
• Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee: An Indian History of the American West
• A Misplaced Massacre: Struggling over the Memory of Sand Creek
• The Little Seagull Handbook with Exercises (Third Edition)
• Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats
• The Sand Creek Massacre: The History and Legacy of One of the Indian Wars' Most Notorious Events
• Colorado: A History of the Centennial State, Fifth Edition
• The Three Battles of Sand Creek: In Blood, in Court, and as the End of History