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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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The Lost Sand Creek at Lamar Days
By Mike Bowen, co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site Thank you to everyone who stopped by our Lost Sand Creek booth at Lamar Days! We had a sampling of Sand Creek artifacts on display. Chuck and Sheri Bowen have discovered well over 4,000 period artifacts which shows the location of Black Kettle’s village…
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Lt. Bowen Shares WWII Stories in 2001 Interview
By Mike Bowen, co-author, We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site Charles Benson Bowen, known as “Buster” by his family and friends, served as a Lieutenant in World War II. He was a Navigator on a B-25 bomber, with the Air Apaches 345th Bombardment Group of the United States Army Air Corps. He enlisted in…