The Lost Sand Creek

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  • Great-great-granddaughters of Sand Creek Captive Lucinda Eubank, C.J. and Gina, Tell Her Story

    Captives were in Black Kettle’s village at Sand Creek, per period documents that C.J. Pierce and Gina Ellis say they have found through research. They are cousins, and their great-great-grandmother was Lucinda Eubank, who was held in the village at Sand Creek.  Check out the video below. Gina and C.J., along with Chuck Bowen, Mike…

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  • Who Was John Smith, and How is He Important to the Sand Creek Story?

    By Mike Bowen, co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site.  Much of the information in this blog comes from the hearings following Sand Creek. No charges were brought against Colonel Chivington, so there was never a trial. It was simply the court of public opinion.  John Smith was a trader and interpreter who was…

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  • Metal Detecting at Dubois (Eureka) Station on the Smoky Hill Trail at Sand Creek at Bowen Meadow Ranch

    Chuck Bowen, Joe, Joey, Bailey and Tim metal detected at the 1865 Dubois (Eureka) Station on the Smoky Hill Trail at Sand Creek at the Bowen Meadow Ranch on Friday, May 24.  Make sure to watch the video to see what they found. Chuck and Sheri Bowen found well over 4,000 period Sand Creek 1864…

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  • Rees Bowen Dies Fighting For His Country in Revolutionary War

    By Mike Bowen, co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site Today on Memorial Day, we honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. Freedom isn’t free.   Chuck Bowen’s fourth-great-grand-uncle, First Lieutenant Rees Bowen fought and died at King’s Mountain in the Revolutionary War. Rees’ brothers Captain Arthur Bowen, Captain William Bowen,…

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  • Who Ordered Soldiers to Sand Creek? 

    By Mike Bowen, co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site Why do so many believe it was Colonel Chivington who ordered soldiers to fight at Sand Creek? He did not have that authority and was only following orders from General Curtis.  The oral history accounts about Sand Creek often mention peace talks between the…

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