Talk:Silas Soule

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Location of grave

A number of local sources say Soule was buried in Denver's Riverside Cemetery (Denver, Colorado) [1][2]; however, he died 11 years before the cemetery was established. Was he first buried somewhere else and then reinterred? Or was he buried on land near the South Platte River that was later incorporated into the cemetery? Thanks, cab (talk) 04:18, 29 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

wanted to be a martyr? wanted to start the civil war?

---"When Soule explained the plans to Brown, Brown refused to be rescued, himself having developed a new plan to end slavery. Brown had decided to become a martyr for the abolitionist cause and allowed himself to be hanged, hoping his death would help bring on a war between north and south."--- did he really allow himself to be hanged for that reason, that he hoped he would become a martyr, and that he hoped his death would start a war? I dunno, I think I'd need specific references to believe that. 66.32.241.102 (talk) 23:20, 17 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Assassinated?

The plaque text mentions that he was assassinated, but the account of his death seems different. It would be nice to explicitly call out whether the plaque is incorrect, and if it is, how an incorrect account ended up there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Oconnor663 (talk • contribs) 03:03, 26 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I agree. The plaque refers to "assassins", as does the article in a the paragraph after the one describing him being shot, but the paragraph describing him being shot only says he went to investigate sounds of gunfire and came face-to-face with the man who killed him, but it also says Soule fired first. The way it is written does not sound like an "assassination", just a deadly encounter. Despite the article referring to "assassins" (plural), it does not state how many there were, or what evidence there was for more than one person involved in killing him. 136.53.76.167 (talk) 00:27, 26 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Copyediting

Removed copyediting banner; I have worked on the article and it is unclear what issues specifically remain. If you think there are some, then please identify them. Knockanar (talk) 03:06, 30 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

In the Sand Creek Massacre section it says, in paragraph 2: "...Soule went directly to Major Scott Anthony, Chivington's superior." The reverse is true- Chivington was Anthony's superior. Thanks! WLGSoule (talk) 01:19, 16 July 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Origin of Photo

The photo I uploaded today (Silas on his wedding day) was provided to me electronically by Silas's great-great-nephew, who has possession of the original photo from 1865. Knockanar (talk) 04:36, 31 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]