Chivington, John M. (John Milton), 1821-1894

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Chivington, John M. (Milton), 1821-1894.

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Chivinton, John M. (John Milton), 1821-1894

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Frontier Methodist minister and army officer. Played a critical role in defeating confederate forces at the Civil War battle of Glorietta (1862). In November, 1864, led a regiment of the Colorado Volunteers to the Cheyenne's Sand Creek Reservation where troops killed between 100 and 200 Cheyenne (later known as the "The Sand Creek Massacre").

From the description of John M. Chivington papers, 1863-1892. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 13656220

Deputy sheriff, formerly U.S. Army officer responsible for the Sand Creek Massacre (Colorado, 1864); of Denver, Colo.

From the description of The First Colorado Regiment ; The Prospective [microform] / by Col. Chivington, 1884. (Kansas State Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 55966757

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Sand Creek Massacre, Colo., 1864

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