Today in Wheeling History: April 20--Major General Jesse L. Reno, best known for commanding the Union Army's IX Corps in the Army of the Potomac during the American Civil War, was born in Wheeling (1823).
Jesse L. Reno was a career U.S. Army officer born in Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia) in 1823. He graduated from West Point in 1846 and served with distinction in the Mexican-American War. During the Civil War, Reno commanded Union troops in the North Carolina Expedition and the Northern Virginia Campaign, earning a reputation as a "soldier's soldier" who fought alongside his men. He was promoted to major general and given command of the IX Corps in the Army of the Potomac. Reno was fatally shot by a Confederate sharpshooter during the Battle of South Mountain in Maryland on September 14, 1862 at the age of 39. Several places are named in his honor, including Reno, Nevada and Reno County, Kansas.
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Jesse L. Reno was a career U.S. Army officer born in Wheeling, Virginia (now West Virginia) in 1823. He graduated from West Point in 1846 and served with distinction in the Mexican-American War. During the Civil War, Reno commanded Union troops in the North Carolina Expedition and the Northern Virginia Campaign, earning a reputation as a "soldier's soldier" who fought alongside his men. He was promoted to major general and given command of the IX Corps in the Army of the Potomac. Reno was fatally shot by a Confederate sharpshooter during the Battle of South Mountain in Maryland on September 14, 1862 at the age of 39. Several places are named in his honor, including Reno, Nevada and Reno County, Kansas.
To learn more: (https://rb.gy/qbxll) (https://tinyurl.com/muj9v9hv) (https://tinyurl.com/2yv2bbaf) (https://tinyurl.com/mr396tb2)
Photo credits: University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections Division; Wikipedia, The Clio
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