. The history of the Civil War in the United States : its cause, origin, progress and conclusion ; containing full, impartial and graphic descriptions of the various military and naval engagements, with the heroic deeds achieved by armies and individuals, touching scenes and incidents in the camp, the cabin, the field and the hospital ; and biographical sketches of its heroes . hem, andadvised them to remove to Sand creek, about forty miles from the fort,where they would be able to hunt buffaloes for their subsistence. Hepromised them that their families should not be disturbed, and that hewou
. The history of the Civil War in the United States : its cause, origin, progress and conclusion ; containing full, impartial and graphic descriptions of the various military and naval engagements, with the heroic deeds achieved by armies and individuals, touching scenes and incidents in the camp, the cabin, the field and the hospital ; and biographical sketches of its heroes . hem, andadvised them to remove to Sand creek, about forty miles from the fort,where they would be able to hunt buffaloes for their subsistence. Hepromised them that their families should not be disturbed, and that hewould represent their feelings to the higher authorities, who, he doubted! not, would renew kindly intercourse with them. The Indian village, thus I located at Sand creek, numbered about one hundred lodges, or five hun- dred persons, of whom fully two thirds were women and children. On the 28th of November, Colonel Chivington reached Fort Lyon with somewhat more than seven hundred men of the first and third regiments , Colorado cavalry, and ordering Major Anthony to join him with one hun- 1 dred and twenty-five men and two pieces of artillery, made a forced march t that day and night to Sand creek, and earty in the morning of the 29th of November, surprised the Indian village, and though the Indians made some resistance, butchered the women and children, and as many men as. i:l liiii* PLOTS OF THE REBELS IN CANADA. 851 he could reach,. About seventy or eighty of the Indians, mostly womenand children, were murdered, and their bodies mutilated as shamefully asthe Indians in Minnesota had mutilated the bodies of those they murderedin 1862. Colonel Chivington had been repeatedly informed that thesewere friendly Indians, but paid no attention to it, and took every precau-tion to prevent intelligence from reaching them of his intended result of this unrighteous and shameful massacre has been to createa feeling of bitterness and distrust in the minds of the Indian tribesthroug
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