William Bent
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William Wells Bent was a frontier trader and rancher in the American West, with forts in Colorado. He also acted as a mediator among the Cheyenne Nation, other Native American tribes and the expanding
1845 Santa Fe Trail and native tribal lands
Old Bent's Fort, Sketch by Lt. James Abert, published 1914
A view from outside Bent's Old Fort (reconstruction)
Daniel Jenks traveled to Colorado territory in 1859 in search of gold. While there, he made this sketch of Bent's New Fort, which is one of the earliest known images of the fort." Photo courtesy Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Dept.
George Bent
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George Bent, also named Ho—my-ike in Cheyenne, was a Cheyenne-Anglo who became a Confederate soldier during the American Civil War and waged war against Americans as a Cheyenne warrior afterward. He w
William Bent
…Robert, named for Bent's youngest brother, was born about 1840–1841. His Cheyenne name was Octavi-wee-his. George, was born July 7, 1843, named after Bent's brother. He was also named Ho-my-ike. He fought with the Dog Soldiers band of Cheyenne warriors after surviving…
George Bent and his first wife Magpie (Mo-he-by-vah), in 1867.
George Bent Oct/22/1916