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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    Chivington is an unincorporated community in Kiowa County, Colorado, United States. The Chivington post office operated from October 24, 1887, until January...
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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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