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John Milton Chivington (January 27, 1821 – October 4, 1894) was a Methodist pastor and Mason who served as a colonel in the United States Volunteers during the New Mexico Campaign of the American Civil War.
John Chivington was a Methodist minister, a Civil War hero, and a commander of the Sand Creek Massacre in 1864. He led his troops to attack and kill peaceful Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians, despite their pleas for peace and the flag of truce.
Jan 27, 2024 · John Chivington was a Union officer and a Methodist minister who ordered the attack on peaceful Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians at Sand Creek in 1864. He also fought in the Civil War and the New Mexico campaign, where he won the Battle of Glorieta Pass.
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The Sand Creek massacre (also known as the Chivington massacre, the battle of Sand Creek or the massacre of Cheyenne Indians) was a massacre of Cheyenne and Arapaho people by the U.S. Army in the American Indian Wars that occurred on November 29, 1864, when a 675-man force of the Third Colorado Cavalry under the command of U.S. Volunteers ...
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May 16, 2024 · The Sand Creek Massacre was a surprise attack by about 675 U.S. troops under Colonel John M. Chivington upon a camp of Cheyenne and Arapaho people in southeastern Colorado Territory in November 1864. More than 230 Native Americans were massacred.
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John Chivington was a Civil War officer who fought in the New Mexico Campaign and the Sand Creek Massacre. He denied the offer of chaplaincy and led a surprise attack on a Confederate supply train at Glorieta Pass.
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John Chivington stood 6-foot-4, weighed over 200 pounds, and used his booming voice to good effect as a minister and ardent abolitionist before the Civil War.
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