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John M. Chivington papers, 1863-1892.

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1863

Título:	John M. Chivington papers, 1863-1892.
Autor:	Chivington, John M. (John Milton), 1821-1894.
Nº de clasificación:	C MSS -M1594
Sitio web:	Finding aid online and in repository.
Descripción:	2 envelopes (9 folders), 1 microfilm reel
Bio/Organization Note:	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").
Resumen:	Collection contains correspondence, reports, newspaper clipping concerning Chivington's ministerial, military and political careers; much of the correspondence was sent to General L.W. Colby who was investigating the Sand Creek Massacre for a court case in 1892. Collection also available on microfilm (C MSS Mflm173).
Temas:	Chivington, John M. (John Milton), 1821-1894. Indigenous peoples -- Colorado -- Government relations. Methodist Church -- West (U.S.) -- Clergy.
Género:	Letters (correspondence)
Notas:	Collection includes microfilm Mflm 173. Microfilm reel also contains: Silas S. Soule papers (WH1690; Mflm172, RL1). In part, photocopies. Repositories of originals unknown. Contact Special Collections and Archives Dept., Denver Public Library, Denver, Colo.
Source:	Gift of W.B. Wetherell, 1963.

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