At least 150 Native Americans killed in Sand Creek Massacre 150 years ago today (Nov 29 1864)

1860s, American Civil War


Video: '1864 Sand Creek Massacre 13 minutes' (Nov. 29, 1864, at 9:50)

(Tuesday, November 29, 1864; part of the Colorado War, American Indian Wars during American Civil War) — A Colorado militia killed at least 150 peaceful Cheyenne Indians today in the Sand Creek Massacre in present-day Kiowa County, Colorado.