Edwin B. Winans (U.S. Army general)

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Edwin Baruch Winans
1869-1947

Place of birth	Hamburg, Michigan
Service/branch	U.S. Army
Years of service	1891-1933
Rank	Major General
Commands held	Third Army Superintendent, U.S. Military Academy Hawaiian Division 10th Cavalry Regiment
Battles/wars	Mexican Punitive Expedition
Relations	Edwin B. Winans (father)

Edwin Baruch Winans was born in Hamburg, Michigan, on October 31, 1869. His father was the Hon. Edwin B. Winans, Governor of Michigan. He attended the United States Military Academy and graduated in 1891. He was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the 5th Cavalry on June 12, 1891.

He served in the Indian Territory and Texas during 1891-97; was a professor of military science and tactics, Michigan Military Academy, 1897-98; and served with a regiment in the Philippines, 1899-1900. He was with the Punitive Expedition in Mexico in 1916, and was appointed commander 64th Brigade Infantry, 32d Division, 1st Army Corps, American Expeditionary Force, 1918.

On August 23, 1920, he took command of the Tenth Cavalry at Fort Huachuca and distinguished himself as a leader able to vastly improve a unit while commanding respect, loyalty, and results. The following year, former Third Army commander Major General Joseph T. Dickman, VIII Corps Area Commanding General, commended him for the condition of the Tenth Cavalry, and for the excellent morale and esprit of the regiment.

On the whole, I consider the Tenth Cavalry to be as good, and in some respects better, than the Thirteenth Cavalry, which up to this time, was in the best condition of any regiment I had ever inspected.

Colonel Winans was quick to relate the commendation to his troops, saying that the "officers and men are entitled to equal share in the credit, for without their cooperation, such a showing would have been impossible."

In 1927 he was assigned as Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy. Then he was assigned as commander of the Hawaiian Division. Later, he commanded the 8th Corps Area, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, before commanding the Third Army. He retired October 31, 1933. After retirement, he served on a League of Nations commission.

Major General Winans' awards include the Distinguished Service Medal "for exceptionally distinguished and meritorious service" during three major offenses; Legion d'Honneur and Croix de Guerre with 2 palms by the French Government.

He made his home in Vienna, Virginia. He died on December 31, 1947, and was buried in the cemetery at the U.S. Military Academy.