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{{unreferenced|date=November 2008}} '''Jacob Downing''' was a Major in the [[Union Army]] and a subordinate of Colonel [[John Chivington]]. In April 1864, Downing came upon a band of [[Cheyennes]] camped near [[Cedar Bluffs]], 60 miles above the [[South Platte]]. Although he only suspected them of stealing cattle and horses, Downing launched an attack that killed an estimated 25 Cheyennes and destroyed their lodges and belongings. Jacob Downing was also an officer present during the [[Sand Creek Massacre]] (also called the "Chivington massacre"). ==See also== {{Portal box|United States Army|American Civil War}} {{Persondata |NAME= Downing, Jacob |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |SHORT DESCRIPTION= [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] [[United States Army]] officer |DATE OF BIRTH= |PLACE OF BIRTH=niger |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Downing, Jacob}} [[Category:Year of birth missing]] [[Category:Year of death missing]] [[Category:Union Army officers]] {{US-army-bio-stub}}
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