• Blankets, hides, and other offerings hang at massacre overlook

    Sand Creek Massacre

    National Historic Site Colorado

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John Chivington (1/27/1821-10/4/1894), the controversial commander of the Colorado Volunteers at Sand Creek, had led Union troops to victory at the battle of Glorieta Pass in 1862. The southeastern Colorado town of Chivington, named for the Colonel, was founded in 1887.