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		Reno was born November 15, 1834, in Carrollton, Illinois, the fourth child of James and Charlotte Reno.
		Reno was wounded at Kelly's Ford in Virginia on March 17, 1863, and was given the brevet rank of major for gallant and meritorious conduct.
		Reno was heavily criticized for his actions, during his lifetime and after (and continues to be); some even declared him to have been drunk at a crucial time in the battle.
	www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Marcus_Reno (1043 words)

	The Trial of Major Reno \| Major Marcus Reno
		Marcus Albert Reno was born November 15, 1834, the fourth child of James and Charlotte Reno in Carrollton, Illinois.
		Young Marcus' decision to embark upon a military career motivated him to write the Secretary of War when he was only fifteen years of age to learn the qualifications to enter the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
		Reno's actions in command of an element of Custer's forces the days of June 25th and 26th were called into question within days of the regiment survivors' return to Fort Lincoln.
	majorreno.com /reno.html (1031 words)

	Marcus Reno
		Reno was found guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer and gentleman and it was recommended that he should be dismissed.
		Reno was found guilty and dismissed from the army on 1st April, 1880, for "conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline".
		Reno was directed to move forward at asrapid a gait as he thought prudent and to charge, with the understanding that Custer should support him.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /WWrenoM.htm (4460 words)

	PBS - THE WEST - Marcus A. Reno
		Born in Illinois in 1834, Reno attended West Point and served as a cavalry officer in the Civil War.
		In the confusion of battle, this retreat became a rout in which one third of Reno's battalion was lost, but he and his men did manage to reach the bluffs, where they were joined by a second battalion that Custer had sent to scout the area.
		They pointed to Reno's defensive reaction when his assault on Sitting Bull's encampment was met with unexpected resistance, to his evident loss of command at several points during the course of the battle and to the fact that he had clung to his defensive position even while Custer's forces were being surrounded and destroyed.
	www.pbs.org /weta/thewest/people/i_r/reno.htm (617 words)

	Compare Prices and Read Reviews on Ronald Nichols - In Custer's Shadow: Major Marcus Reno at Epinions.com
		Reno's courage under fire led to several "brevet" promotions, meaning that he remained a regular Army captain but received battlefield recognition via promotions by brevet rank to Major, Colonel and finally he is breveted a brigadier general of volunteers in 1865.
		Reno is assigned to detached duty during much of his time with the 7th Cavalry, heading up court-martial boards, commanding remote outposts in Indian country, or being detailed to deal with the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) in Spartanburg, North Carolina, all the while dragging the family around post to post.
		Interestingly, Reno, commanding the three companies of the 7th stationed at Spartanburg, was given authorized by the president to "suspend the privileges of the writ of habeas corpus" in any state where he found any conspiracy to deprive a "class of people" of their rights.
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	The Battle of the Little Bighorn, Custer's Last Stand against Lakota and CHeyenne warriors (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Adjutant Cooke imparted Custer’s orders to Reno: Reno was to cross the Little Bighorn, and then moving south to north, was to advance on the fleeing villagers at as rapid a gait as the major thought prudent, and then he was to charge thereafter in the knowledge that Custer would support him.
		Reno moved forward and Custer then decided not to cross the river, and to move his five companies in a northerly direction to shadow Reno, concealing his men behind the bluffs.
		As Reno advanced most people were going about their everyday business; some of the men were fishing, some were digging wild turnips, Chief Gall was eating his lunch, but the calm was disrupted when Little Bear came thundering into the village: his son had just been killed by scouts and the soldiers were coming.
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	Marcus Reno, officer of the Seventh Cavalry, fought a valiant battle not far from Last Stand Hill
		Marcus Reno, officer of the Seventh Cavalry, fought a valiant battle not far from Last Stand Hill
		He was an American officer who became known for his role in the Battle of the Little Bighorn where a bitter controversy began after the battle, and Major Reno was accused of cowardice.
		Reno was cleared of the charges in 1879.
	www.custerslaststand.org /source/reno.html (85 words)

	Amazon.fr : An Obituary For Major Reno: Livres en anglais: Richard S. Wheeler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		History condemned Reno for failing to come to Custer's aid on the day of the massacre in Montana in 1876, although eyewitness accounts and an official court of inquiry proved the fault was Custer's, not Reno's.
		Major Marcus Reno is a controversal figure, a man accused of being responsible for the worst disaster ever to befall the army of the United States.
		Richler learns that Reno was tortured by the death of his beloved wife, hell-bent toward self-destruction by alcohol, and plagued by a peculiar dual personality -- decisive and in control on the battlefield, yet unable to win the respect of his fellow officers.
	www.amazon.fr /Obituary-Major-Reno-Richard-Wheeler/dp/0765307081 (627 words)

	Nevada State Library and Archives - Archives & Records
		The name of the new town on the C.P.R.R. at the junction of the contemplated branch road to Virginia City in Nevada, is Reno, in honor of General Reno, who fell gloriously fighting in defense [sic] of the flag against the assault of traitors in rebellion.
		Fort Reno, in the Wyoming country of Dakota Territory, was named for Jesse Reno in 1865.
		Because people generally remember Marcus Reno for the controversial Little Big Horn campaign, and few persons know today there was an army general by the name of Jesse Reno who died in the Civil War.
	dmla.clan.lib.nv.us /docs/nsla/archives/myth/myth29.htm (512 words)

	The Battle of the Little Bighorn, 1876
		Major Marcus Reno was to pursue the group, cross the river, and charge the Indian village in a coordinated effort with the remaining troops under his command.
		Reno's squadron of 175 soldiers attacked the southern end.
		Quickly finding themselves in a desperate battle with little hope of any relief, Reno halted his charging men before they could be trapped, fought for ten minutes in dismounted formation, and then withdrew into the timber and brush along the river.
	www.eyewitnesstohistory.com /custer.htm (1172 words)

	Major Marcus A. Reno
		Reno took a deep breath and was met with the familiar scent of horses, unkempt men and summer.
		Reno heard a throaty grunt and watched as a trooper from Company A grabbed at a wound on his leg and slunk to the ground.
		Reno heard the whinnying of the horses and the thud their bodies made as they hit the water.
	www.friendslittlebighorn.com /majormarcusreno.htm (8470 words)

	Marcus Reno - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		After serving in a variety of staff positions, he was brevetted lieutenant colonel in October.
		In one exam, Whistler said silicon was a gas.
		Reno responded, that then no one would have heard of Whistler's Mother.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Marcus_Reno (1020 words)

	Custer's Last Stand
		Major Marcus Reno would command companies A, G, M and Custer would command companies C, E, F, I, and L. Company B under the command of Captain McDougall would guard the pack train, comprised of mules, carrying the supplies and extra ammunition.
		Reno's soldiers were spotted by the Indians at the Custer Battlefield and started to move fast in the direction of Reno's command.
		Reno would pull his troops back to the Reno-Benteen Defense Site where they would be besieged by the Indians throughout the night of June 25 and most of the day of June 26, 1876.
	www.friendslittlebighorn.com /custerslaststand.htm (2093 words)

	Amazon.ca: In Custer's Shadow: Major Marcus Reno: Books: Ronald H. Nichols,Brian C. Pohanka (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		I mean no disrespect to the relatives of Reno, but the wealth of data available in the historical record probably is even too lenient in "judging" the actions of Reno and Benteen on that day.
		The appearance of collusion by Reno and Benteen to not effect even a demonstration of lawfully-ordered military support to Custer cannot be dismissed, rationalized, nor wished away.
		In the Reno Court of Inquiry, Lt. Varnum, Dr. Porter, Girard and George Herendeen describe the retreat termed a "charge" by Reno as an uncontrolled rout.
	www.amazon.ca /Custers-Shadow-Major-Marcus-Reno/dp/0806132817 (1702 words)

	TheHistoryNet \| Wild West \| Battle of Little Bighorn Coverup? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Under the command of Major Marcus Reno and Captain Frederick Benteen, about 400 soldiers and scouts survived a two-day siege on a bluff about four miles from where Custer was annihilated.
		As Custer's and Reno's forces neared the valley, hostile war parties were observed, as well as dust rising from the valley, indicating that there was activity in the village--probably that the Indians were preparing to flee.
		Reno was ordered to advance directly into the valley, while Custer turned to the right and took a route parallel to Reno's advance.
	www.historynet.com /magazines/wild_west/3035321.html (1197 words)

	City named after Jesse, not Marcus, Reno (printable version)
		Because people generally remember Marcus Reno for the controversial Little Big Horn campaign, and few today know there was an Army general by the name of Jesse Reno who died in the Civil War.
		An article published in the state history by Major G. Ingalls, a former military officer and director of the Nevada Chamber of Commerce, claimed that Reno was named for Marcus Reno, although the founding of the railroad town was eight years before the battle of Little Big Horn in Montana Territory.
		Marcus Reno, before Custer’s Last Stand in 1876, was just another commissioned officer.
	www.rgj.com /news/printstory.php?id=31451 (490 words)

	Archeology at The Battle of the Little Bighorn
		A few miles from the Little Bighorn, Custer again divided his command, as Major Marcus Reno was ordered to take three companies along the river bottom and attack the Indian village on its southern end.
		Reno and the men on the hilltop were joined by Benteen's forces and the pack train, both moving along Custer's line of march in order to bring up the ammunition packs.
		For that day and a half, Reno, Benteen and the men fought to keep their defensive position and wondered when Custer would relieve them.Reno sent two men to meet the advancing column, and they found Terry and Gibbon near the abandoned Indian village.
	www.cr.nps.gov /mwac/libi/history.html (592 words)

	GENERAL MARCUS A. RENO - CLIPPED SIGNATURE
		In December 1868, Reno was appointed Major of the 7th Cavalry, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer.
		Major Reno was accused of cowardice but a Court of Inquiry cleared him in 1879.
		Reno, dishonorably discharged in April 1880, died in 1889 at the age of 54.
	galleryofhistory.com /archive/9_2001/civilwar/GENERAL_MARCUS_A_RENO.htm (396 words)

	Battle of Little Bighorn - The Battle of the Little Bighorn and Beyond - free Suite101.com course
		Reno abandoned his position and his men rushed into the trees.
		Reno then decided this position was no good and ordered his men to mount.
		Reno and Benteen, with what was left of their commands, were besieged until the following day when the hostiles saw Gibbon coming, then the hostiles packed up and left the area.
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	Highlights for June 26
		A West Point graduate who fought for the North during the Civil War, Marcus Reno was an experienced soldier and officer.
		Reno and his men quickly rode down the valley and crossed the Little Big Horn.
		At Reno's request, in early 1879 the army staged a formal inquiry into the battle.
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	Marcus Reno's Courts-Martial: Senate Report No. 926 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Bell ought to know better than to make a fight with me; her character is too vulnerable,' or words to that effect; meaning thereby to express an intention to assail the reputation of the wife of Capt. James M. Bell, and to assert that her character was bad.
		-- "In that Maj. Marcus A. Reno, Seventh
		The sentence in the foregoing case of Maj. Marcus A. Reno, Seventh Cavalry, is confirmed.
	www.lbha.org /Research/reno86.htm (1847 words)

	Little Bighorn VI -- Wyoming Tales and Trails
		Hunt also suggested that Reno could have massed his men and, thus, attacked one end of the Indian village as Custer was attacking the other end.
		Had Reno stayed in the trees or had he continued on the attack in the village, assuredly, we would remember Reno as a hero.
		Benteen was of the opinion that had Reno not retreated, the Indians would have retired in the face of having to fight both Reno and Custer at the same time.
	wyomingtalesandtrails.com /custer6.html (2304 words)

	Marcus Reno
		Reno commanded the battalion that first encountered the indian village, and then later the regiment that defended the hilltop.
		Reno was accused of cowardice for his role at the Battle of the Little Bighorn.
		He requested a Court of Inquiry in 1879, and was again court-martialed in 1879 and dismissed in 1880.
	www.littlebighorn.8k.com /biographies/bioreno.htm (158 words)

	Veriwired ... Battle of Little Bighorn by Lynn Shaw
		Convinced that Reno was outnumbered, Reno dismounted and formed a skirmish line across the valley, firing into the lodges.
		Forced to withdraw, Reno's retreat became a route as pursuing warriors rode in among the troopers, killing about 40 soldiers as they attempted to reach the safety of the bluffs beyond the Little Bighorn River.
		Most warriors were engaged with Reno in the valley, yet some were aware of Custer's advance.
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	TIME.com: Reno's Last Stand -- May 12, 1967 -- Page 1
		For nearly a century, the name of Major Marcus Reno has been tainted with the suspicion that his cowardice was responsible for the massacre of Custer's Last Stand.
		Reno, a West Point graduate, was second in command of the 7th Cavalry's 600 troopers on June 25, 1876, when Lieut.
		Reno and his survivors hastily dug defensive positions atop a hill on the east bank of the river where they were reinforced by three other cavalry companies, but remained pinned for nearly 20 hours, fighting off as many as 4,000 Indians.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,843723,00.html (724 words)

	Better Send This To The Lab -- a Dark Cloud Commentary
		A new book came out (there are about four books a month published on this battle, if you can believe it) that supposedly revealed that Reno had tertiary syphilis for twenty years before the battle, and this was the reason for his stupidity during the fight.
		The evidence presented is that West Point’s hospital supposedly has medical records that show Reno was twice treated for syphilis and that the death certificate shows syphilis was a secondary cause after cancer.
		Reno worked till his final illness for the Federal government, and such an illness would have been noted.
	www.darkendeavors.com /commentaries/2003/05-14-2003.asp (765 words)

	Amazon.com: "Marcus Reno": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		I want the name of Major Marcus Reno to be sunlit and bright.
		Marcus Reno, the man whom Libbie believed was responsible (see "The Reno Court of Inquiry" on page 266).
		Marcus Reno was a different type, both personally and militarily.
	www.amazon.com /phrase/Marcus-Reno (542 words)

	Battle of Little Bighorn - War! - free Suite101.com course
		When Reno reached the Tongue he found Indian trails leading westward indicating that there was a hostile camp established on the Little Bighorn.
		Custer complained that Reno had cut loose (a term and action that seems have been common with Custer) as he had done the same thing previously and, as he had stated, fully intended to do it again during the upcoming battle.
		Custer “chewed Reno out in no uncertain terms.” He wrote about the incident to Libbie, saying he intended to take up the trail where Reno had left it.
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