November 29, 1864 · Southern Plains Theater
November 29, 1864
Colorado militia under Colonel John Chivington attacked a peaceful Cheyenne and Arapaho encampment flying a white flag and a U.S. flag. The village, led by Chief Black Kettle, had been assured of protection. Chivington's force of 700 men slaughtered approximately 230 men, women, and children. Soldiers mutilated the bodies and returned to Denver displaying scalps and body parts as trophies.
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