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}}{{Quote|Damn any man who sympathizes with Indians! I have come to kill Indians, and believe it is right and honorable to use any means under God's heaven to kill Indians. Kill and scalp all, big and little; nits make lice.|Chivington prior to the massacre.}} | }}{{Quote|Damn any man who sympathizes with Indians! I have come to kill Indians, and believe it is right and honorable to use any means under God's heaven to kill Indians. Kill and [[Scalping|scalp]] all, big and little; nits make lice.|Chivington prior to the massacre.}} | ||
'''John Milton Chivington''' (January 27, 1821 – October 4, 1894) was an American Methodist pastor and Mason who served as a colonel in the United States Volunteers during the New Mexico Campaign of the [[American Civil War]]. He led a rear action against a [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] supply train in the Battle of Glorieta Pass, and was then appointed a colonel of cavalry during the [[American Indian Wars]]. He commanded the Third Colorado Cavalry during the [[Sand Creek Massacre]]. | '''John Milton Chivington''' (January 27, 1821 – October 4, 1894) was an American Methodist pastor and Mason who served as a colonel in the United States Volunteers during the New Mexico Campaign of the [[American Civil War]]. He led a rear action against a [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] supply train in the Battle of Glorieta Pass, and was then appointed a colonel of cavalry during the [[American Indian Wars]]. He commanded the Third Colorado Cavalry during the [[Sand Creek Massacre]]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||