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This affidavit given by John Smith, an interpreter for the United States military, was presented to the military commission investigating the massacre of Cheyenne Indians at Sand Creek, Colorado, in 1864. Smith's account focuses primary on the events prior to the massacre, including the attitudes of the Cheyenne leaders One Eye and Black Kettle. The affidavit is part of a larger report containing evidence obtained at this hearing, titled Report of the Secretary of War, Communicating, In compliance with a resolution of the Senate of February 4, 1867, a copy of the evidence taken at Denver and Fort Lyon, Colorado Territory, by a military commission, ordered to inquire into the Sand Creek massacre, November, 1864.
Creator: United States. Congress. Senate
Date: January 15, 1865
This very brief testimony will be easily accessible to middle-school students. Also, unlike other documents selected for this standard, it is a first-hand account of the massacre from someone not in the military.
KS:7th:3.1:Federal government and Indian lands (2005)
Item Number: 211654
Call Number: GL 328.7304 Un3, U.S. Congressional Serial Set, 1277
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 211654
Collections - Library
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1860s to 1870s (Benchmark 3) - Fed. Gov. and Indian lands (Indicator 1) - Broken promises
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1860s to 1870s (Benchmark 3) - Fed. Gov. and Indian lands (Indicator 1) - Cheyenne
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1860s to 1870s (Benchmark 3) - Fed. Gov. and Indian lands (Indicator 1) - Military presence on the Plains
Curriculum - 7th Grade Standards - Kansas History Standards - 1860s to 1870s (Benchmark 3) - Fed. Gov. and Indian lands (Indicator 1) - Sand Creek Massacre
Date - 1861-1869 - 1865
Military - Service - Army
Military - Wars - Indian Wars
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Report
People - American Indians - Tribes - Cheyenne
People - Notable People - Black Kettle
Places - Other States - Colorado
Type of Material - Printed materials - Government publications - Reports
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