Balster, Carolyn Eden

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The Sand Creek Massacre occurred on November 29, 1864 , along the banks of the Sand Creek, near present day Chivington, Colorado. Involved were 100-day volunteer Federal troops under the command of Colonel J.M. Chivington and Cheyene Indians camped at Bent's Fort.

From the guide to the Oral intervire typescript, Oral re-creation of William Bent of Bent's Fort and the Sand Creek massacre, 1981, (University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kansas Collection)

Awarded a youthgrant from National Endowment for the Humanities to study William Bent and his relationship to the Sand Creek Massacre.

From the description of Papers, 1981 [sound recording]. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 54802887

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  • Cheyenne Indians
  • Sand Creek, Battle of, 1864
  • Sand Creek Massacre, Colo., 1864

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