Silas Soule
American abolitionist, military officer who refused order to participate in Sand Creek massacre / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Silas Stillman Soule (/soʊl/ SOHL; July 26, 1838 – April 23, 1865) was an American abolitionist, military officer and 'conductor' on the Underground Railroad. As a Kansas Jayhawker, he supported and was a proponent of John Brown's movement in the time of strife leading up to the American Civil War.
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Silas Soule | |
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Birth name | Silas Stillman Soule |
Born | (1838-07-26)July 26, 1838 Bath, Maine, United States |
Died | April 23, 1865(1865-04-23) (aged 26) Denver, Colorado Territory, United States |
Buried | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | U.S. Army (Union Army) |
Years of service | 1861–1865 |
Rank | Captain Brevet Major |
Unit | 1st Colorado Infantry 1st Colorado Cavalry |
Commands held | Company D, 1st Colorado Cavalry |
Battles/wars | American Civil War |
Spouse(s) |
Hersa A. Coberly (m. 1865) |
Other work | Provost marshal, Denver, Colorado Territory (1865) |
During the war, Soule joined the Colorado volunteers, and rose to the rank of captain in the Union Army. Soule was in command of 1st Colorado Cavalry, Company D that was present at Sand Creek and the massacre of Native Americans that occurred there on November 29, 1864. He testified at a U.S. military hearing that convened in February 1865 to investigate the event. Soule was murdered two months later in what some believed was retaliation.