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Edward Wanshear Wynkoop (June 19, 1836 – September 11, 1891) was a US Army officer during the American Civil War and later an Indian agent. He was a founder of the city of Denver, Colorado. Wynkoop Street in Denver is named after him.
Edward Wynkoop died at the age of 56 of kidney disease in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on September 11, 1891. He is buried in the National Cemetery in Santa Fe. During his remarkable life he witnessed and participated in some of the most pivotal events in the history of the American West.
The slaughter of peaceful Cheyenne and Arapaho at Sand Creek led to more fighting on the plains, prompting Congress to demand peace negotiations. Wynkoop's service as a soldier and advisor on the Cheyenne and Arapaho, led President Andrew Johnson to appoint him special agent to the two tribes in 1866.
He proceeded from Leavenworth to Lecompton, the territorial capitol of Kansas, to become a clerk for his brother-in-law William Brindle, receiver of the United States Land Office in Lecompton. In Kansas the Pennsylvanian began a manifold western career filled with controversy at every stage.
Edward Wanshaer Wynkoop, youngest son of John Wanshaer Wynkoop and great-grandson of Judge Henry Wynkoop of Bucks County, Pennsylvania went west at a seminal time in our nation's history.
Jul 28, 2016 · Major Edward W. Wynkoop, the humane commander of Fort Lyon, tenaciously worked for a peaceful solution to the problem. Despite the loss of his command for holding these unpopular beliefs, he arranged meetings between Governor Evans and well-intentioned Indian chiefs to plan for peace.
Mar 1, 2017 · An inwardly nervous Major Edward W. “Ned” Wynkoop of the 1st Colorado Volunteer Cavalry stood but kept his calm that September 10 morning. Bull Bear glared at him before turning to the council of Cheyenne, Dog Men and Arapaho leaders and warriors.
