Col. John Chivington oversaw an 1864 massacre in eastern Colorado and lied about his sinister deeds. He inflamed The Plains Wars, causing hundreds of needless deaths.

Re: “Sand Creek Massacre: Colorado’s land grab from Native tribes,” Nov. 23 Perspective essay. Col. John Chivington (Denver Public Library) I was impressed with the honesty and accuracy of ...

How is it possible that a new development in northwest Loveland has a Chivington Street? Anyone who knows anything about Colorado history is painfully aware of Col. John Chivington, who led the ...

Continue for more about Colonel John Chivington's explosive actions. And there are even some quibbles over the accuracy of the Colorado National Guard's take on the Battle of Glorietta Pass.

COL. CHIVINGTON, PREACHER AND SOLDIER; Death in Colorado of a Once Well-Known Character. Share full article. Oct. 14, 1894. Credit... The New York Times Archives.

Probably with a look of satisfaction, Col. Chivington just stood by and ... 9 Killed, 38 Wounded.” The primary source for this account was none other than Col. John Chivington. The article ...

To most students of Western history, Fort Lyon is known as the launching point for Col. John Chivington’s dastardly attack on a peaceful Indian village at Sand Creek, about 40 miles away.

A petition is asking people to support removing a statue in front of the Colorado state capitol building, claiming it memorializes John Chivington, a Civil War-era colonel who led the Sand Creek ...