Now no peace.

>At Sand Creek, [Colonel Chivington](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/71/Chiving1.jpg) and his men effectively killed or destroyed the power of every Cheyenne and Arapaho chief who sought peace with the whites. The localized conflict was escalated to a more generalized Indian War. When a peace emissary from the U.S. government met with the new leaders of the Cheyenne and told them there were not enough warriors to fight the Army, they said, "We know it. But what do we want to live for? The white man has taken our country, killed all of our game; was not satisfied with that, but killed our wives and children. Now no peace. We want to go and meet our families in the spirit land. We loved the whites until we found out they lied to us, and robbed us of what we had. We have raised the battle ax until death." >The war continued for another twenty-six years. __________________________ **Source:** Stephens, John Richard. “Victims of History.” *Weird History 101: Tales of Intrigue, Mayhem, and Outrageous Behavior*. New York: Barnes & Noble, 2006. 178. Print. __________________________ **Further Reading:** [Sand Creek Massacre / Chivington Massacre / Battle of Sand Creek / Massacre of Cheyenne Indians](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand_Creek_massacre) [John Milton Chivington](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Chivington) ___________________________ **If you enjoy this type of content, please consider donating to my [Patreon]( https://www.patreon.com/HistoryLockeBox)!**