Person
Silas Soule
Captain in the 1st Colorado Cavalry who was at Sand Creek and testified to what happened; shot dead in Denver in 1865.
Connections 2
involved in
- Sand Creek massacre kept clear of the attack; testified to it afterwards Primary record 1
appears in
- Massacre of Cheyenne Indians (report) Primary record 2
Proof 2 sources
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Overview of the Sand Creek Massacre, National Park Service, Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site.
Primary record
The 1st Colorado veterans under Captain Soule and Lieutenant Cramer did their best to keep clear of the slaughter.
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Legacies of Sand Creek, National Park Service, Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site.
Primary record
Silas Soule reveals details of the massacre during his testimony. He is gunned down near his home in Denver a few months later.
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