The evidence is ample against Chivington. As another poster noted, it's idiotic to try and defend him.
****The evidence is ample against Chivington. As another poster noted, it’s idiotic to try and defend him.****
The Eastern Press developed quite a mythology about Sand Creek.
I have a TIME-LIFE book (1973)that has repeated one of the myths. A baby was found at the battlefield and thrown into a wagon box, A few days later the baby was left on the snow covered plains to die.
TRUTH! This was debunked, along with several other myths still circulated today, over 140 years go.
A live and well baby was found and given to a captive indian woman to care for. Several days later the soldiers noticed the baby was missing. The woman given charge had tossed the baby aside just ofter being given it to take care of.
Might want to read Dunn’s MASSACRES OF THE MOUNTAINS and Ware’s THE INDIAN WARS OF 1864.
Maybe even THE ROMANCE AND TRAGEDY OF PIONEER LIFE
And if you can find a copy...THE SAVAGE YEARS. A compilation of pioneer rememberances of that time.