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Remembering the Sand Creek Massacre through one objector's letters

NPR | By Debbie Elliott,

Henry Larson

Published July 26, 2026 at 4:46 PM EDT

In 1864, Captain Silas Soule of the 1st Colorado Cavalry refused orders to kill innocent Native Americans. He wrote letters about the massacre, which may have changed the course of history.

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