Col. John Chivington (Denver Public Library) I was impressed with the honesty and accuracy of Justice Gregory Hobbs’ article on the Sand Creek Massacre led by Col. John Chivington. So why is ...

In 1864, former Methodist minister Col. John Chivington became angry and pounded on a table at Fort Lyon. He expounded, “Damn any man who sympathizes with Indians. I have come to kill Indians ...

A petition is asking people to support removing a statue in front of the Colorado state capitol building, claiming it memorializes John Chivington, a Civil War-era colonel who led the Sand Creek ...

Here's her petition: In the early morning hours of November 29, 1864 at Sand Creek, Colorado as they lay asleep U.S. Colonel John M. Chivington, commander in charge of the Colorado Volunteers ...

So a second plaque was installed below the first, describing Chivington’s surprise attack. Now, if Governor John Hickenlooper and other supporters are successful in their campaign to create a ...