https://sandcreekmassacre.net In 7 hours, the Sand Creek Massacre changed American history. Thu, 31 Aug 2017 15:02:35 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://sandcreekmassacre.net/silas-soule/comment-page-1/#comment-2222 Thu, 31 Aug 2017 15:02:35 +0000 http://sandcreekmassacre.net/?page_id=340#comment-2222 […] attacked and massacred  a small band of peaceful Cheyenne at a place called Sand Creek. Capt. Silas Soule, of the Immortal 10, refused to order his unit to join in the massacre.  He would later give […]

]]> https://sandcreekmassacre.net/silas-soule/comment-page-1/#comment-118 Sun, 24 Mar 2013 21:06:29 +0000 http://sandcreekmassacre.net/?page_id=340#comment-118 […] Captain Silas Soule. Soule was born into a family of Civil War-era abolitionists, and from an early age participated in many revolutionary activities in support of racial justice (including helping with the Underground Railroad and trying to spring John Brown from prison), but he is most famous for his actions surrounding the Sand Creek Massacre in Colorado. By then, Soule was a Captain in the U.S. Cavalry. On November 29, 1864, Soule’s commanding officer, Colonel John Chivington, ordered him (and 700 other soldiers) to attack a village of Cheyenne and Arapahoe camped by Sand Creek. The villagers were peaceful, mostly women, children, and old men—including chiefs who were trying to negotiate a peace treaty with the U.S. The village was flying an American flag as a sign of goodwill. Soule argued against the attack, but Chivington ordered it, anyway. Between 70 and 163 native Americans were killed and mutilated, the soldiers taking trophies (scalps, fingers, ears, genitalia) from the bodies. Soule disobeyed Chivington’s orders and told the troops under his command not to attack. Soule and his company were unable to stop the massacre, but they did not participate, and some historians believe they actually helped some villagers to escape. Soule later blew the whistle on Chivington, and testified against him in court. During the court investigations, mobs outside chanted, “Stand by Sand Creek!” and Chivington and his followers dragged Soule’s name through the mud, testifying that Soule was a drunk and a coward. Soule was cleared of these charges, but he was widely hated and multiple attempts were made on his life. On April 23, 1965, Soule was murdered in broad daylight on the corner of 15th Avenue and Arapahoe Street in Denver. His killer was arrested, but allowed to escape, and never heard from again. Soule was 26 years old, and had been married for 22 days. […]

]]> https://sandcreekmassacre.net/silas-soule/comment-page-1/#comment-111 Tue, 30 Oct 2012 20:30:48 +0000 http://sandcreekmassacre.net/?page_id=340#comment-111 […] attacked and massacred  a small band of peaceful Cheyenne at a place called Sand Creek. Capt. Silas Soule, of the Immortal 10, refused to order his unit to join in the massacre.  He would later give […]

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