Jesse L. Reno
United States Army general
Died when: 39 years 147 days (472 months)Star Sign: Taurus
Jesse Lee Reno (April 20, 1823 – September 14, 1862) was a career United States Army officer who served in the Mexican–American War, in the Utah War, on the western frontier and as a Union General during the American Civil War from West Virginia.
Known as a "soldier's soldier" who fought alongside his men, he was killed while commanding a corps at Fox's Gap during the Battle of South Mountain.
Reno, Nevada;Reno County, Kansas;Reno, Ohio;El Reno, Oklahoma;Reno, Pennsylvania;Fort Reno (Oklahoma); and Fort Reno Park in Washington, D.C. were named after him.
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