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Silas Soule

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American Union Army officer

United StatesLived 1838 to 1865 · aged 26
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Silas Stillman Soule was an American abolitionist, teenage conductor on the Underground Railroad, military officer, and early example of what would later be called a "whistleblower".

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The "Immortal Ten": the John Doy rescue party, 1859. Twenty-year-old Silas Soule is the second man from the right.The "Immortal Ten": the John Doy rescue party, 1859. Twenty-year-old Silas Soule is the second man from the right.Silas Soule's military record (1865)Silas Soule's military record (1865)Capt. Soule (kneeling front row, far right) with Major Edward W. Wynkoop (front row, left) and Southern Cheyenne Chief Black Kettle at the Camp Weld meeting September 28, 1864.[f]Capt. Soule (kneeling front row, far right) with Major Edward W. Wynkoop (front row, left) and Southern Cheyenne Chief Black Kettle at the Camp Weld meeting September 28, 1864.[f]Soule dressed for his wedding, April 1, 1865, 22 days before his murderSoule dressed for his wedding, April 1, 1865, 22 days before his murderAn 1864 view toward site of Soule's murder the following year, at the corner of F (now 15th) (running horizontally at the far intersection) and Arapahoe Streets (foreground)An 1864 view toward site of Soule's murder the following year, at the corner of F (now 15th) (running horizontally at the far intersection) and Arapahoe Streets (foreground)Marker at the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic site in Colorado, USAMarker at the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic site in Colorado, USASoule's grave at Riverside Cemetery in DenverSoule's grave at Riverside Cemetery in Denver

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Silas Stillman Soule was an American abolitionist, teenage conductor on the Underground Railroad, military officer, and early example of what would later be called a "whistleblower". He is honored as a hero for disobeying orders to participate in a massacre of Native Americans, and then giving evidence against his commander despite threats on his life.

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United States
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deceased
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Lived 1838 to 1865 · aged 26
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