03/24/2026
November 29, 1864. A peaceful camp. 230 Cheyenne and Arapaho elders, women, and children. A Methodist minister commanding inexperienced soldiers.
Captain Silas Soule saw the orders. He knew they were wrong.
He refused.
While others carried out one of the darkest massacres in American history, this 26-year-old abolitionist from Maine disobeyed direct commands. He rode across the Big Sandy Creek on his horse, witnessing the horror but trying to save souls by refusing to shoot.
Then he did something even braver: he told the truth.
Witness at Sand Creek brings Silas Soule’s own letters to life. Through his words to family and friends, discover the story of a man who stood on the right side of history when it cost him everything.
📖 Original letters from 1860-1865
📖The untold story of moral courage at Sand Creek
📖 A testament to speaking truth to power
Some choices echo through generations. Silas chose truth.
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