Jesse L. Reno

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Jesse L. Reno was a 19th-century United States Army officer and Civil War general after whom the city of Reno, Nevada, is named.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army officer
human
allegiance Union NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
causeOfDeath killed in action
conflict American Civil War
Mexican–American War NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
educatedAt United States Military Academy
era 19th century
ethnicGroup American of European descent
familyName Reno NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork military science
givenName Jesse NERFINISHED
hasPartInMilitaryUnit IX Corps (Union Army) NERFINISHED
hasRelative children (including Jesse W. Reno, inventor of the escalator)
honorificEponym Fort Reno (various U.S. Army posts) NERFINISHED
Reno County, Kansas NERFINISHED
Reno, Nevada NERFINISHED
languageSpoken English
mannerOfDeath death in battle
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank brigadier general
major general
notableFor being namesake of the city of Reno, Nevada
service as a Union general in the American Civil War
service in the Mexican–American War as a young officer
notableWork military leadership in the Maryland Campaign
occupation military officer
participantIn Battle of Antietam (campaign, prior to death) NERFINISHED
Battle of South Mountain NERFINISHED
Mexican–American War campaigns NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth Wheeling, Virginia, United States NERFINISHED
Wheeling, West Virginia, United States NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath near Fox’s Gap, South Mountain, Maryland, United States
positionHeld commander of IX Corps, Army of the Potomac
residence various U.S. Army posts
serviceNumberOrID United States Army officer commission from West Point
sexOrGender male

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Reno, Nevada (approximately 30–35 miles east) namedAfter Jesse L. Reno
subject surface form: Reno, Nevada
Battle of South Mountain commander Jesse L. Reno
Reno County, Kansas namedAfter Jesse L. Reno
Fort Reno namedAfter Jesse L. Reno