Denver, Colorado: Soule Assassinated Here
Calvary officer Silas S. Soule refused to participate in the infamous 1864 Sand Creek Massacre, and then testified against his commanding officer. Two months later he was gunned down on this spot.
- Address:
- 1515 Arapahoe St., Denver, CO
- Directions:
- Downtown. Plaque is mounted to the outside wall of a building facing east toward Arapahoe St. just north of its intersection with 15th St.
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According to the plaque, calvary officer Silas Soule was killed on this spot in 1865 after testifying to atrocities committed six months earlier by U.S troops.
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