Sand Creek Massacre, Colo., 1864
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Martin Alarnick Collection on the Sand Creek Massacre
Collection
Identifier: M101
Abstract
Martin Alarnick was an amateur historian who did research relating to the Sand Creek Massacre and John Chivington. Information gathered at State Historical Society, Denver Public Library, etc concerning Sand Creek incident and John M. Chivington.
Dates:
1859-1972
Raymond G. Carey Collection on Sand Creek Massacre
Collection
Identifier: M045
Abstract
Raymond Carey (1901-1972), professor of history at the University of Denver, Denver, Colorado from 1945 to 1971, conducted research on the massacre at Sand Creek, Colorado, which took place on November 29, 1864. In this incident, the troops of the Colorado Third Volunteer Regiment, commanded by Colonel John M. Chivington, attacked a group of 500 Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians who were encamped on the banks of the Sand Creek, about 40 miles from Fort Lyon, near the present-day town of Lamar....
Dates:
1950-1971