About
Civil War Union general who fought and was killed in the Battle of South Mountain.
Before Fame
He commanded an artillery battery during the Mexican American War and took part in the 1847 Battle of Veracruz.
Trivia
His name was given to Reno City, Nevada, as well as to El Reno in Oklahoma and Reno County in Kansas.
Family Life
He was born in Wheeling, Virginia, and grew up with seven siblings.
Associated With
Once a classmate and friend of Stonewall Jackson, he found himself on the opposite side of the American Civil War.
