[kms61]

Sand Creek was no battle. It was an attack on a camp of Cheyenne who were believed that they were under a truce. The death toll was 25 Indian men, and 98 women and children, many of whom were mutilated. There were 9 casualties on the militia side, most caused by friendly fire. That doesn't sound like a battle to me.

Links to follow later. I'll be away for a while.

[MARTIAL MONK]

The death toll was 25 Indian men, and 98 women and children

And those missing men were down at the sports bar shooting pool? Denver and surrounds were being bloodied by raids. Unspeakably vicious raids. Women and children. At least some raiders had been traced to the Sand Creek camp. Those scalps were fresh.

Chivington's men were scum and they committed atrocities. They cut off womens' breasts for coin purses. They were barbaric but it didn't happen in a vacuum.