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PBS

The West Project: John M. Chivington (1821 1894)

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a biography of the controversial and brutal general of the American Civil War John M. Chivington who is remembered for the Sand Creek Massacre of some 200 unarmed Indian women and children.
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New York Times

New York Times: Col. Chivington, Preacher and Soldier

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An article written upon the death of Col. John Chivington in 1894. It recounts particularly his actions in the so-called Sand Creek Massacre.