for the remainder of hi life john shifington said that sand creek was a glorious battle. he made that argument in large arge measure by pointing to the bloodshed civil war context and war to the settlers remains he claimed his men had recovered ettler there. in spring in1865, for example, he to testified to federal investigators looking into sand e creek, quote, rebel emissaries sent among the indians to incite them, end quote. what he was saying is white coloradoans facing peril the union facing peril from the reek. indians that his men killed at nt to sand creek and pointed to the dakota upriseing in minnesota. the decision to fight with the confederacy and a cheyenne warrior, a man of george bent, had served as the south's agent in the run-up to sand creek o figh promising colorado's native american peoples that quote with the great father at washington having all he could do to fight the children of the south the indians could regain their country. end quote. in this way john shivington ene made the victims at sand creek enemies not just of white oodshe settlers id n

for the remainder of hi life, john shifington said that sand creek was a glorious battle. he made that argument in large e measure by pointing to the bloodshed civil war context andr to the settlers remains he claimed his men had recovered er there. in spring in1865, for example, o testified to federal investigators looking into sande creek, quote, rebel emissaries sent among the indians to incite them, end quote. what he was saying is white coloradoans facing peril, the union facing peril from the ree. men killed at nt to sand creek and pointed to the dakota uprising in minnesota. the decision to fight with the confederacy and a cheyenne warrior, a man of george bent, had served as the south's agent in the run-up to sand creek o fh promising colorado's native american peoples that, quote, with the great father at washington having all he could do to fight the children of the south the indians could regain their country. end quote. in this way, john shivington ee made the victims at sand creek enemies not just of white oodshe settlers id n colorado, but of u union morest b