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On 29 November 1864 a force made of the Third Colorado Cavalry attacked the Southern Cheyenne Village of Chief Black Kettle and village of Left hand an Arapaho Chief.
130 + Indians were murdered , 105 were women and children.*
Many atrocities were committed by the Third Colorado upon the living and dead .
I will not go into details here...but one can find the contemporary reports which do , with a easy search.
I am posting this because this event is largely forgotten or brushed aside by those focused on "larger events"...those "larger events" both in the past and dare I say the present.
I am also posting this as a reminder that when :
Prejudice...
Hatred...
Slanted news and reports...
Broad "blanket statements" and assumptions...
Preconceived notions...
Combined with folks who are out for personal gain at any cost are allowed free rein....
Horrible things can happen...for those who say : "It can't happen here"... I say it already did...Many times over.
Once events like this are set in motion , it can be difficult to stop them...
When hearing of or being involved in events like this I can only hope to be like Captain Silas Soule and Lieutenant Joseph Cramer , rather than Colonel John Chivington.
Andy
* Thel numbers vary between 130 and 147 actual dead depending on the source used....the "AAR" given by Chivington was much higher and generally considered by historians as being padded or exaggerated.
130 + Indians were murdered , 105 were women and children.*
Many atrocities were committed by the Third Colorado upon the living and dead .
I will not go into details here...but one can find the contemporary reports which do , with a easy search.
I am posting this because this event is largely forgotten or brushed aside by those focused on "larger events"...those "larger events" both in the past and dare I say the present.
I am also posting this as a reminder that when :
Prejudice...
Hatred...
Slanted news and reports...
Broad "blanket statements" and assumptions...
Preconceived notions...
Combined with folks who are out for personal gain at any cost are allowed free rein....
Horrible things can happen...for those who say : "It can't happen here"... I say it already did...Many times over.
Once events like this are set in motion , it can be difficult to stop them...
When hearing of or being involved in events like this I can only hope to be like Captain Silas Soule and Lieutenant Joseph Cramer , rather than Colonel John Chivington.
Andy
* Thel numbers vary between 130 and 147 actual dead depending on the source used....the "AAR" given by Chivington was much higher and generally considered by historians as being padded or exaggerated.