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Congressional Testimony

Congressional Testimony

In the spring of 1865 the U.S. Congress's Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War conducted hearings regarding the previous year's massacre at Sand Creek. Following are two transcripts taken from those hearings.

Congressional Testimony of Mr. John S. Smith
Washington, March 14, 1865
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Congressional Testimony of Col. John M. Chivington
April 26, 1865
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