Papers, 1861-1865.

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Papers, 1861-1865.

Correspondence and military papers, mainly while he was stationed at Fort Lyon, Colo. Territory. Also a biographical sketch by Alma M. Brown: Silas Soule, a hero history forgot.

1 box (.25 linear ft.), 1 oversize folio, 1 oversize folder.

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Chivington, John Milton, 1821-1894

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Chivington was born in Lebanon, Ohio on January 27, 1821, the son of Isaac and Jane Chivington, who had fought under General William Henry Harrison against members of Tecumseh's Confederacy at the Battle of the Thames. Drawn to Methodism, Chivington became a minister. Following ordination in 1844, his first appointment was to Payson Circuit in the Illinois Conference. On the journey from Ohio to Illinois, Chivington contracted smallpox. He served the Illinois conference for ten years. In 1853...

Brown, Alma M.

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Soule, Silas S., 1844-1865.

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Captain with 1st Colorado Cavalry during Civil War. Opposed views of Col. J.M. Chivington at Sand Creek 1864 and testified at subsequent military investigation. Killed on the streets of Denver 1865. From the description of Papers, 1861-1865. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 13781965 ...

United States. Army. Colorado Cavalry Regiment, 1st (1862-1865)

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