Jesse L. Reno

Jesse L. Reno
Jesse Lee Reno
Born(1823-04-20)April 20, 1823
Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia), U.S.
DiedSeptember 14, 1862(1862-09-14) (aged 39)
near Boonsboro, Maryland, U.S.
Place of burial
AllegianceUnited States
Union
Service / branchUnited States Army
Union Army
Years of service1846–1862
Rank Major General
CommandsMount Vernon Arsenal, IX Corps
Battles / wars

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.