Battle of Nashville & Beyond

  • Home
    • Resources
      • Franklin
      • Shiloh
    • About the Author
  • Tour Routes
    • Tour Route – 2 hours
    • Tour Route – 3 Hour
    • Tour Route – 6+ hours
  • Gunships vs Cavalry
    • Naval Battle Timeline
    • Brown Water Navy
    • The Gunboats of Nashville
      • Nashville Gunboats Photos
      • U.S.S. Cairo Virtual Tour
  • Kelley’s Point
    • Kelley’s Point Map
    • Kelley’s Point Naval Battle
    • 1936 Aerial Photo
    • Inset Zoom of Kelley’s Point
    • People of Interest
      • Le Roy Fitch
      • Mark Robertson Cockrill
      • Col. David C. Kelley
      • Richard W. Johnson
        • Battlefield Simulator
      • Hood’s Retreat
  • Blog
  • Hood’s Retreat
  • Virtual Battlefields
  • Athens-South Virtual Tours

December 21, 2017 By Bob Henderson 2 Comments

Sand Creek Massacre

Sand Creek Massacre Virtual Reality Tour:

The Sand Creek Massacre set off one of the bloodiest chapters of the Indian Wars. Apparently, the U.S. Army Commander Col. John Shivington (a Methodist preacher, freemason, and opponent of slavery), acted on his own accord to order the massacre of 70-163 men, women and children. Many of his men protested the raid.

In the following years, Indian Dog Warriors retaliated with even harsher treatment of their white civilian captives.

“The Sand Creek raid was a massacre in the American Indian Wars that occurred on November 29, 1864, when a 675-man force of Colorado U.S. Volunteer Cavalry attacked and destroyed a village of Cheyenne and Arapaho in southeastern Colorado Territory, killing and mutilating an estimated 70–163 Native Americans, about two-thirds of whom were women and children. The location has been designated the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site and is administered by the National Park Service.” … read more Wikipedia

Colonel Chivington should have, at the very least, been court marshaled for this raid. One of his officers told the true story and was later gunned down in the streets of Denver, by known associates. They were never brought to justice. Chivington never expressed any regret for his actions that day.

This park is remote to get to, but well worth the effort.

Address: 55411 County Rd W, Eads, CO 81036

#sandcreek

Share this...Share on LinkedIn
Linkedin
Share on Facebook
Facebook
Pin on Pinterest
Pinterest
Tweet about this on Twitter
Twitter
Share on Tumblr
Tumblr
Share on Reddit
Reddit
Share on StumbleUpon
StumbleUpon
Email this to someone
email

Filed Under: Colorado, Indian Wars

About Bob Henderson

I am a Certified Trusted Google Street View and Business View photographer. I shoot and produce 360º Virtual Tours in a variety of formats. Former Metro Historical Commission member. Native Nashvillian, served as an officer in the US Navy and Tennessee Air National Guard. Follow Bob on LinkedIn | Facebook

Comments

  1. Charles says

    June 3, 2018 at 7:00 am

    Thank you so very much for giving me this view of Sand Creek. Have never been there, but have had a vision of it (and the massacre) for many years. Charles (Yellow Wolf) Kiefer

    Reply
    • Bob Henderson says

      February 21, 2019 at 2:16 pm

      Your very welcome. It was a moving experience for me.

      Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

  • Facebook

Battlefield Trust

CWPT Link

Tennessee State Museum

DSC02614_5_6_7_8_opt

Fort Negley

Negely

USCT Charge on Peach Orchard Hill

USCT Painting

Travelers Rest

Travelers Rest

Belle Meade Plantation

Belle Meade Plantation

Battle of Franklin

Franklin

Nashville Naval Battle

Kelley’s Point Video

Nashville MIA’s

Copyright © 2022 · Bob Henderson. All rights reserved.