Marcus Reno

Military Person

1834 – 1889

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Who was Marcus Reno?

Marcus Albert Reno was a career military officer in the American Civil War and in the Great Sioux War against the Lakota and Northern Cheyenne, where he served under George Armstrong Custer. Reno is most noted for his prominent role in the Battle of the Little Big Horn, which created over a century of controversy regarding his command decisions in the course of the one of the most infamous defeats in the history of the United States military.

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Born
Nov 15, 1834
Carrollton
Nationality
  • United States of America
Education
  • United States Military Academy
Died
Mar 30, 1889
Washington, D.C.

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on July 23, 2013

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