Sand Creek Papers, 1861-1864.

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Sand Creek Papers, 1861-1864.

Letters and circulars related to the Battle of Sand Creek. Among the corrspondents are Governor John Evans, Samuel G. Colley, and Black Kettle.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6675411

Colorado College, Tutt Library

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Evans, John, 1814-1897

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John Evans (1814-1897), born in Ohio, studied medicine and settled in Indiana, but moved to Chicago in 1848 to accept the chair in obstetrics in Rush Memorial College. He was appointed governor of Colorado Territory and moved to Denver. From the description of Letter: to the Honorable Solomon Foot, United States Senate /by John Evans, Governor of Colorado Territory, 1865 Aug 14. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702127574 Second territorial governor of Colorado, 1862-1865; appo...

Chivington, John Milton, 1821-1894

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Chivington was born in Lebanon, Ohio on January 27, 1821, the son of Isaac and Jane Chivington, who had fought under General William Henry Harrison against members of Tecumseh's Confederacy at the Battle of the Thames. Drawn to Methodism, Chivington became a minister. Following ordination in 1844, his first appointment was to Payson Circuit in the Illinois Conference. On the journey from Ohio to Illinois, Chivington contracted smallpox. He served the Illinois conference for ten years. In 1853...

Irrmann, R. H.,

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