CSPAN3 Sand Creek Massacre June 22, 2024
Memory of san creek. What was the massacre . Prof. Kelman november 1864 the third colorado regiment, federal soldiers, and part of the first colorado regiment attacked a peaceful encampment of arapahoss. The native people were camped along the banks of small creeks, sand creek. And became one of the flashpoints in the wars, and also an important emblem of how the civil war played out in indian country. How many victims . That is disputed. 100 150 225. The overwhelming majority of People Killed were women children, or the elderly. This was a camp under peace chiefs, made up of people who believ...