Mochi's War

by Enss, Chris

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  Sand Creek, 1 , 2 Black Kettle’s camp at, 1

  Cheyenne as settling in, 1.1-1.2 , 2

  Chivington, J. M., knowledge of peaceful band at, 1

  Colorado Volunteers at battle of, 1

  final march to invade, 1.1-1.2

  government-given land of, 1.1-1.2

  Indian scout as halting invasion to, 1.1-1.2

  Plains Indians and campsites at, 1.1-1.2

  plans to march into, 1.1-1.2

  soil samples for location of, 1

  unsuspected invasion at, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4

  approach to finding site of, 1.1-1.2

  Black Kettle as survivor of, 1

  Black Kettle escaping, 1

  Black Kettle in disbelief of, 1

  camp crier’s words during, 1

  camp searches and blaze settings at, 1.1-1.2

  as changing lives of Plains Indians, 1

  Cheyenne bravery at, 1

  children and mothers’ useless pleas at, 1

  children butchered at, 1.1-1.2

  children waving truce flag and, 1

  Chivington, J. M., and life after, 1.1-1.2

  Chivington, J. M., defensive account of, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3

  Chivington, J. M., invasion and, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5 , 6.1-6.2 , 7 , 8 , 9.1-9.2 , 10.1-10.2 , 11

  Congress condemnation of, 1

  death toll at, 1 , 2 , 3

  ending of, 1

  Evans and conditions created for, 1

  first attack of, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2

  formation of historic site for, 1.1-1.2

  government’s non-approval of, 1

  grandfather and blind man at, 1.1-1.2

  historic site and, 1.1-1.2

  horses and, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4

  immediate devastation and panic at, 1 , 2.1-2.2

  Indian’s and children escaping, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2

  Indian tent locations at, 1

  Indian Wars tragedy of, 1

  investigation of, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4

  little girl escaping, 1

  metal detectors used to find articles of, 1

  Mochi and death of family at, 1 , 2.1-2.2

  Mochi as survivor of, 1.1-1.2

  only child saved of, 1

  Plains Indians and revenge for, 1

  settlers and justifications for, 1.1-1.2

  Standing Elk killed at, 1

  as stirring Plains Indians, 1

  survivor recollections of, 1.1-1.2

  survivors of, 1.1-1.2

  sworn statements of atrocities at, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3

  testimonies, 1

  women and children sandpit protection during, 1

  women butchered at, 1.1-1.2

  Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site, 1

  scalps, 1.1-1.2 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2

  settlers, 1 Cheyenne blood raids and disruptions to, 1.1-1.2

  government protection sought by, 1

  Little Blue River tragedy prompted by migration of, 1.1-1.2

  Medicine Water and continued suffrage of, 1

  Sand Creek Massacre justifications and, 1.1-1.2

  untamed West migration of, 1

  Wyandot and, 1

  Seventh U.S. Cavalry, 1

  Shakespeare, Lettie June, 1

  Shaw, James Allen, 1.1-1.2

  Shawnee, 1

  Sheridan, Philip, 1

  Sherman, William T., 1.1-1.2

  Short, Daniel Truman, 1.1-1.2

  Short, Oliver Francis, 1.1-1.2

  Shoshone, 1

  Shoup, George L., 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4

  Singing Water, 1

  Sioux, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2

  Sioux War, 1

  Sipes, John L., 1

  Sitting Bear, 1

  Sitting Eagle, Matt, 1

  slavery, 1.1-1.2

  Smith, John S., 1 , 2 , 3

  Smith, William Simpson, 1

  soil samples, 1

  Soule, Charles, 1 , 2

  Southern Cheyenne, 1

  Southern Plains Delegation, 1

  South Platte Valley, 1

  souvenirs, 1.1-1.2

  Speer, John, 1

  Standing Elk, 1

  Standing in the Water, 1

  Standing-on-the-Ground, 1.1-1.2

  Stands, John, 1

  stories. See legends; oral history

  storyteller, 1.1-1.2

  Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1.1-1.2

  strike, Chicago railroad, 1

  suicide, 1.1-1.2 , 2

  surveyors Bowstring Society and, 1.1-1.2 , 2

  Lone Tree attack and murders of, 1 , 2.1-2.2

  Plains Indians’ boundary markings and, 1.1-1.2

  Sweet Medicine, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 found and returned to camp as cripple, 1

  Mochi idolized by, 1

  shooting and lost body of, 1.1-1.2

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  Tall Bull (Dog Soldier leader), 1

  Tangle Hair, 1

  Tappan, Lieutenant Colonel, 1.1-1.2

  telegraph poles, 1

  testimonies, 1.1-1.2 See also witnesses

  See also specific cavalries

  Toahty, Robert, 1

  treaties, 1.1-1.2 , 2.1-2.2 Army breaking terms of, 1

  Black Kettle and Plains Indians’ peace, 1.1-1.2 , 2

  gold and right of way, 1.1-1.2

  Indian Wars and broken, 1 , 2.1-2.2

  negotiations for peace, 1

  See also Fort Wise treaty See also Medicine Lodge Creek treaty

  truce flag, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5 , 6 , 7

  Two Face, 1 , 2 , 3

  typho-malarial fever, 1

  U

  Union Pacific Railroad, 1

  United States (U.S.) Black Kettle’s refusal to take up arms against, 1

  flag of, 1 , 2 , 3 , 4

  Plains Indians and economic growth of, 1

  as weary of fighting Plains Indians, 1

  See also Army, U.S. See also Cavalry, U.S.

  Upper Arkansas Indian Agency, 1

  U.S See United States

  Ute, 1

  V

  volunteers, 1 end of military service for Chivington, J. M., and, 1 , 2

  to fight Arapaho, 1

  morale and end of terms for, 1

  See also Colorado Volunteers See also specific cavalries

  W

  warfare, 1

  Washington, D. C., 1 , 2 , 3.1-3.2 , 4.1-4.2 , 5 , 6 , 7

  Wells, J. D., 1

  Whipple, Henry, 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3

  White, Josephine, 1

  White Antelope (Cheyenne chief), 1 , 2 , 3 , 4.1-4.2 , 5 , 6

  White House Conservatory, 1

  Whitely, Simeon, 1.1-1.2

  White Turtle, Roger, 1

  White Turtles, 1

  Wild West Magazine, 1

  Winter man, 1

  Wise One Above, 1.1-1.2

  witnesses, 1.1-1.2 , 2

  women Indian, 1.1-1.2 , 2

  pregnant, slaughtered, 1

  roles of Cheyenne, 1.1-1.2

  Sand Creek Massacre and butchered, 1.1-1.2

  Sand Creek Massacre and protection of, 1

  treatment of captured, 1.1-1.2

  See also German family raid See also German girls See also Little Blue River tragedy See also rape

  Wyandot, 1.1-1.2

  Wynkoop, E.W., 1 , 2.1-2.2 , 3

  Y

  Yellow Wolf of the Kiowas, 1

  About the Authors

  Chris Enss is a New York Times best-selling author, scriptwriter, and comedienne who has written for television and film and performed on cruise ships and on stage. She has worked with award-winning musicians, writers, directors, and producers, and as a screenwriter for Tricor Entertainment, but her passion is for telling the stories of the men and women who shaped the history and mythology of the American West. Some of the most famous names in history, not to mention film and popular culture, populate her books. She reveals the stories behind the many romances of Willia
m “Buffalo Bill” Cody, who moved on from his career as a scout on the plains to bring the enormously successful performance spectacle of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West to audiences throughout the United States and Europe between 1883 and 1916. And she tells the stories of the many talented and daring women who performed alongside men in the Wild West shows, changing forever the way the world thought about women through the demonstration of their skills.

  Chris brings her sensitive eye and respect for their work to her stories of more contemporary American entertainers as well. Her books reveal the lives of John Wayne, Roy Rogers, and Dale Evans, bringing to light stories gleaned from family interviews and archives. The most famous American couple of the nineteenth century, General George Armstrong Custer and Elizabeth Bacon Custer, draws her scrutiny as well. Her book None Wounded, None Missing, All Dead (published by Globe Pequot) reveals the personality of the fiery, lively Libbie and her lifelong effort to burnish her husband’s reputation. In other books, Chris takes readers along the trail with the Intrepid Posse as their horses thunder after the murderer of Dodge City dance hall favorite Dora Hand, and she turns her attention to the famous Sam Sixkiller, legendary Cherokee sheriff. But perhaps most extraordinary are the stories of the ordinary men and women who shaped American history when they came west as schoolmarms, gold miners, madams, and mail-order brides.

  Howard Kazanjian is an author and award-winning producer and entertainment executive who has been producing feature films and television programs for more than twenty-five years. While vice president of production for Lucasfilm Ltd., he produced two of the highest-grossing films of all time: Raiders of the Lost Ark and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. He also managed production of another top-ten box office hit, The Empire Strikes Back. Some of his other notable credits include The Rookies, Demolition Man, and the two-hour pilot and first season of JAG.