Who led the attack that became known as the Sand Creek Massacre?

The Sand Creek Massacre was a surprise attack on a Cheyenne and Arapaho encampment in Colorado in 1864. It was led by Colonel John Chivington, who commanded the U.S. volunteer troops that carried out the attack. Black Kettle was a Cheyenne leader at the encampment, not the leader of the attacking force.

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