Sand Creek Massacre, Colo., 1864
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Microfilm Documents-Regimental Data
Item
Identifier: M045.04.0007.00005
Abstract
Microfilm Documents-Regimental Data
Dates:
1950s-1970s
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