feb 17, 1864 - Colorado soldiers attack indians
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Under command of Colonel John Chivington
Attacked village of Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians at Sand Creek, killing 400+ ppl.
NOTE: Confederacy treated Indians much better than Union- allowed to have representatives in Congress, self-government, etc.
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