On November 29, 1864, under the command of Colonel John Chivington, a Methodist minister, an army of 675 volunteer cavalrymen attack and destroy a peaceful camp of Cheyenne and Arapaho who were gathered under the protection of the U.S. government. Prior to the attack, Chivington was quoted as saying: “Damn any man who sympathizes with Indians. Kill and scalp all, big and little; nits make lice.” Early in the morning, Chivington’s men surround the peaceful encampment with four howitzers and launch a murderous attack, killing and mutilating the bodies of an estimated 230‒600 Cheyenne and Arapaho, two-thirds of whom are women, children, and elders. During the attack, Chief White Antelope sang his death song as soldiers shot him, scalped him, and cut off his nose, ears, and testicles (Nies, 1996).