The Sand Creek Massacre: The Official 1865 Congressional Report with James P. Beckwourth's Additional Testimony and Related Documents

by Bill Yenne, UNITED STATES CONGRESS, U.S. Congress

An Important Primary Source of One of the Most Significant Atrocities in the Indian Wars with Unique Contemporary Annotations
On the morning of November 29, 1864, Colorado state cavalry under the command of Col. John Chivington attacked a peaceful encampment of mostly Cheyenne Indians along the Sand Creek in Colorado, slaughtering perhaps as many as 160 people, mostly women and children. It was one of the most egregious atrocities of the Indian...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1594162379
• ISBN13: 9781594162374
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Westholme Publishing
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"