John Milton Chivington (January 27, 1821 – October 4, 1894) was a Methodist pastor, and Mason who served as a colonel in the United States Volunteers during...
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forces were led by Col. John P. Slough of the 1st Colorado Infantry, with units under the command of Maj. John M. Chivington. Canby had called up local...
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Sand Creek massacre (redirect from Chivington massacre)
The Sand Creek massacre (also known as the Chivington massacre, the battle of Sand Creek or the massacre of Cheyenne Indians) was a massacre of Cheyenne...
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military and congressional hearings which established the culpability of John M. Chivington, the commander of the Colorado Volunteers, and his troops. The Indians'...
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of Colorado commanded by Col. John M. Chivington. At the Camp Weld Council of September 28, 1864, Evans and Chivington met with five chiefs, including...
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Department authorization to establish the Third Colorado Cavalry. Colonel John M. Chivington led the unit, composed predominantly of "100-daysers", who enlisted...
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November 29, 1864 Colorado Volunteers under the command of Colonel John Chivington attacked a peaceful Cheyenne and Arapaho village camped on Sand Creek...
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(ZIP Code 81036) now serves Chivington postal addresses. The community was named for the Reverend John Milton Chivington, a colonel in the Union Army...
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Soldier Blue (category Films with screenplays by John Gay (screenwriter))
American frontier, in which Colorado Territory militia under Colonel John M. Chivington massacred a defenseless village of Cheyenne and Arapaho on the Colorado...
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Union Army General Edward Canby and Colonel John P. Slough, Lt. Col. Samuel F. Tappan and Major John M. Chivington, defeated Sibley's force at the two day...
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Craig, Reginald S. The Fighting Parson: The Biography of Colonel John M. Chivington. Los Angeles, California: Westernlore, 1959. Cresap, Bernarr. Appomattox...
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the Warlock) that his previous incarnations have included Colonel John M. Chivington, Witchfinder General Matthew Hopkins, Adolf Hitler and his namesake...
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Campaign in the historical novel A Fatal Tide, Random House, 2014. John M. Chivington Léon Rom Lothar von Trotha Leach (2012), p. 15. Uys, Ian (1992). South...
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battle was turned to a victory for the Union after Slough sent Major John M. Chivington on a flank attack which destroyed the Confederate's supply train....
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Captain Lt = 1st Lieutenant 2Lt = 2nd Lieutenant Col John P. Slough Flanking Column Maj John M. Chivington First Battalion (provisional) Cpt William H. Lewis...
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withdrew because a detachment of the 1st Colorado Infantry under Major John M. Chivington burned their supply train. Despite the Union regulars, 1st Colorado...
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S. Army Wynkoop later investigated Col. John M. Chivington's conduct at Sand Creek, which led to Chivington's condemnation. In 1866, Wynkoop became an...
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was that Eayre's troops were operating under orders from Colonel John M. Chivington to "kill Cheyennes whenever and wherever found." Eayre ordered his...
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particularly Colorado, complete autonomy. Governor John Evans and Colorado district commander Col. John M. Chivington took advantage of this lack of oversight to...
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Billy Breakenridge (redirect from William M Breakenridge)
serving under Colonel John Chivington with the Colorado Territorial Militia during the Sand Creek Massacre (also known as the Chivington massacre). Following...
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Peralta. Slough resigned in April 1862 and was replaced by Major John M. Chivington. A second regiment, the 2nd Colorado Infantry, was organized in February...
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particularly Colorado, complete autonomy. Governor John Evans and Colorado district commander Col. John M. Chivington took advantage of this lack of oversight to...
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River uprising (Spotted Tail's War) after the massacre performed by John M. Chivington's Colorado Volunteers of the peaceful Cheyenne and Arapaho camping...
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enforce the treaty to keep out the immigrants. In 1864, Colonel John M. Chivington's armies perpetrated the Sand Creek massacre against a peaceful camp...
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American Presbyterian minister and supporter of the American Revolution John M. Chivington, American Methodist pastor who served as colonel in the United States...
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Hewitt (Audie Murphy) was serving with the U.S. Cavalry under Colonel John Chivington. On patrol, Hewitt meets a group of unarmed Indians who are returning...
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disbanded on November 9. It was also during this time that Colonel John M. Chivington, commander of the District of Colorado Territory, committed the Sand...
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the morning of November 29, 1864, when they were attacked by Colonel John Chivington and the First Regiment of Colorado Volunteers. The camp was caught...
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nearby during the Battle of Glorieta Pass. Alerted by Chavez, Major John M. Chivington's command including Chavez, fell upon the train, defeated its guards...
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Governor, John Evans. Colonel John Chivington certified that Ochinee was a man of good character and a "friendly Indian." Before the attack, the John Wesley...
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