Hi Everyboby, I recieved this post from a family member, and thought I would share it with you all. Bright Star Mary Jane, I don't know yet if Ben "Nighthorse" Campbell has an e-mail address, but will call his local office in the AM and find out. Will let you know later. He is also working in Congress at this time to turn the 13,000 acre site of The Sand Creek Massacre into a National Historic Monument. In case you never heard of this - (from an article in today's Gazette) " On Nov. 29, 1864, Col. John Chivington, a Methodist preacher, led 700 militiamen on a dawn raid of an Arapahoe and Cheyenne camp with more than 100 lodges, made up mostly of old men, women and children. There was some resistance, bu the rest of the 160 unarmed people who could not get away were slaughtered - then mutilated. Their ears and fingers were cut off for souvenirs. Most of them were scalped." (Several escaped all this by hiding in a swampy area - and all the youger men of the tribes were out on a hunting party, for food, at the time). All this just two days after our Beloved President had left the area, having promised those tribes more favorable treatment - as well as more favorable land. Mary Jane, I first read about this 31 years ago while still living in Ohio, and was apalled. I have read much more about it since then, and have been even more apalled to learn that Col. Chivington never received anything more than a mild reprimand and was transferred to another post until after the end of the Civil War. The area in question is over 140 miles from Colo. Springs in the southeast part of Colo. History records that there was about 16 inches of snow over most of the area between "Sand Creek Encampment" and Colo. Springs at the time. And yet Chivington and his troops were back in Colo. Springs by the next evening. I personally believe that this massacre happened a lot closer to Colo. Springs along Sand Creek, since horses can not make much more than 25 miles a day in that much snow - and that is without stopping to eat or taking other necessary breaks. I have other reason also to believe I'm right, but no one would believe me.