Sand Creek Papers: Documents of a Massacre (Annotated)

In one of the most shameful episodes in American history, Colonel John Chivington and his Colorado volunteers massacred a village of peaceful Native Americans on the banks of Sand Creek. Even at the time, the nation was horrified and an investigation ensued.

Here are contemporary documents that detail events leading up to the massacre, with correspondence between Governor Evans and Chivington and others. The transcripts of testimony of eyewitnesses is included, as are two letters from soldie...