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On April 9, however, Colonel John Chivington, commander of the Colorado volunteers, reported that Indians had stolen 175 head of cattle from whites. The Cheyenne later stated that they found cattle wandering freely on the plains and took them to their camps. Lt. George Eayre with soldiers and a howitzer was despatched to recover the cattle. On ...
The sheep wars, [1] [2] or the sheep and cattle wars, [3] [4] were a series of armed conflicts in the Western United States fought between sheepmen and cattlemen over grazing rights. Sheep wars occurred in many western states, though they were most common in Texas , Arizona , and the border region of Wyoming and Colorado .
The militiamen may have killed more than 200 Indians, mostly women and children. This would set up many of the war’s future events, and enraged the Indians who further increased their raids, focusing much of them on the Colorado ranching business. Ranches, farms, and cattle drives were soon raided upon in the span of a month.
White River War: 32-50 [c] White River Ute vs United States of America Battle of Berwind Canyon: October 24, 1913 Berwind: Coal Wars: Colorado Coalfield War: 1 Colorado Fuel and Iron Company, Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency, & Colorado National Guard vs United Mine Workers of America: Ludlow Massacre: April 20, 1914 Ludlow: Coal Wars: Colorado ...
The Colorado cattle industry is suing over the reintroduction of gray wolves into the Centennial State. The Colorado Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) and the Gunnison County Stockgrowers ...
(The Center Square) – The Montrose County Sheriff's Office is asking the public for help finding 180 unaccounted-for missing cattle. Sergeant Chuck Searcy told The Center Square Thursday that ...
Tribes began stealing food and livestock. [4] In April 1864, John Evans, the territorial governor, called for Colonel John Chivington, commander of the 1st Regiment of Colorado Volunteers to "kill Cheyenne wherever or whenever found," without determining whether or not they were guilty. The cavalry killed innocent women, children, and men ...
The number of cattle killed or injured in the documented cases equals 0.002% of herds in the affected states, according to a comparison of depredation data with state livestock inventories.