Finding Sand Creek

by Greene, Jerome A.

• ISBN13: 9780806138015
• ISBN10: 0806138017
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-09-06
• Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr

Summary

The 1864 Sand Creek Massacre is one of the most disturbing and controversial events in American history. While its historical significance is undisputed, the exact location of the massacre has been less clear. Because the site is sacred ground for Cheyenne and Arapaho Indians, the question of its location is more than academic; it is intensely personal and spiritual. In 1998 the National Park Service, under congressional direction, began a research program to verify the location of the Sand Creek site. The team consisted of tribal members, Park Service staff and volunteers, and local landowners. In Finding Sand Creek, the project's leading historian, Jerome A. Greene, and its leading archeologist, Douglas D. Scott, tell the story of how this dedicated group of people used a variety of methods to pinpoint the site. Drawing on oral histories, written records, and archeological fieldwork, Greene and Scott present a wealth of evidence to verify their conclusions. Greene and Scott's team study led to legislation in the year 2000 that established the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site.

Author Biography

Jerome A. Greene is Research Historian for the National Park Service in Denver

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	xi
List of Tables	xiii
Foreword	xv
Christine Whitacre
Preface and Acknowledgments	xxiii
The Sand Creek Massacre	3	(23)
Historical Documentation of the Location and Extent of the Sand Creek Massacre Site	26	(37)
Identifying the Sand Creek Massacre Site through Archeological Reconnaissance	63	(36)
Postarcheology Archival Conclusions Regarding the Location of the Sand Creek Massacre Site	99	(88)
Appendices
A. Archeological Artifact Description and Analysis	123	(40)
B. J. H. Haynes Cheyenne Depredation Claim	163	(2)
C. Cheyenne and Arapaho Annuity Requests, Receipts, and Lists	165	(12)
D. Lists of Abandoned Goods Found in the Camps at Pawnee Fork, Kansas (1867); Washita River, Oklahoma (1868); and Summit Springs, Colorado (1869)	177	(6)
E. List of Known Arms and Ammunition Used by the Colorado Volunteer Cavalry	183	(4)
Notes	187	(28)
Bibliography	215	(20)
Index	235