[DOC] [TLE] Jesse L. Reno - Wikipedia [PAR] Jesse Lee Reno (April 20, 1823  September 14, 1862) was a career United 
States Army officer who served in the MexicanAmerican War, the Utah War, the 
western frontier, and as a Union General during the American Civil War. ... During 
the occupation of Mexico City, Reno became an original member of the Aztec 
Club... [DOC] [TLE] Nevada - Wikipedia [PAR] Nevada (Spanish for "snow covered") is a state in the Western, Mountain West, 
and .... Most Nevadans pronounce the second syllable of their state name using 
the // .... Las Vegas, Nevada's most populous city, has been the county seat 
since the ... It was named after Nathaniel Lyon, the first Union General to be killed 
in the... [DOC] [TLE] Nevada in the American Civil War - Wikipedia [PAR] During the American Civil War, Nevada's entry into statehood in the United States 
was expedited by Union sympathizers in order to ensure Nevada's participation 
in the 1864 presidential election in support of President Abraham Lincoln. In total, 
Nevada sent 1,200 men to fight for the Union during the civil war; but ... The 
adjutant-general of Nevada reported that since the beginning of the Civil... [DOC] [TLE] Nathaniel Lyon - Wikipedia [PAR] Nathaniel Lyon (July 14, 1818  August 10, 1861) was the first Union general to 
be killed in the American Civil War and ... He fought in the Second Seminole War 
and in the Mexican-American War. During .... Lyon Park in St. Louis, Lyon Street 
in San Francisco and Lyon Lane in Carson City, Nevada are also named for him. [DOC] [TLE] Reno, Nevada - Schoolside Press [PAR] Reno, Nevada - The Biggest Little City in the World. ... It lies in the high desert 
valley named the Truckee Meadows, about 20 miles east of the Sierra Nevada 
mountains and Lake Tahoe, the second largest alpine lake in the world. ... of 
General Jesse Lee Reno (1823-1862), a Union army officer killed during the Civil 
War. [DOC] [TLE] Wanted - Nevada State Library and Archives [PAR] Who was Reno, Nevada, named after? ... Those who don't know generally say 
Major Marcus Albert Reno, the officer ... But, there was another Reno--Union 
General Jesse Lee Reno who was shot ... during the Civil War. ... name of the 
new town on the C.P.R.R. at the junction of the contemplated branch road to 
Virginia City. [DOC] [TLE] Lyon County, Nevada - RootsWeb - Ancestry.com [PAR] NEVADA The Silver State, Cities and Municipalities in Lyon County, Nevada: ... 
General Lyon was killed in a Civil War battle at Wilson Creek on August 9, ... was 
a member of the Sierra Guards during the Pyramid Indian Wars of 1860. ... In 
1911 the Nevada State Legislature designated Yerington as the County seat, 
named... [DOC] [TLE] Nevada facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles ... [PAR] ORIGIN OF STATE NAME: Named for the Sierra Nevada mountain range, 
nevada ... Born," recalls that Nevada was admitted to the Union during the Civil 
War. .... released in the state; Nevada ranked second in the country (after Alaska) 
for the ... Approximately 90% of Nevada residents live in cities, the largest of 
which, Las... [DOC] [TLE] CIVIL WAR IN MISSOURI FACTS [PAR] During the Civil War the chief quartermaster for the U.S. Army spent $180 ... 
Approximately 27,000 Missourians, both military and civilian, were killed during 
the Civil War. ... During the same period, pro~Union Missouri legislators met in 
Jefferson City ... 1861 would mark the second major Confederate victory in the 
Civil War. [DOC] [TLE] Civil War Battles in Arkansas - Civil War Academy - American Civil War [PAR] Arkansas saw a great deal of fighting during the Civil War. ... The most well 
known and largest battle that occurred in Arkansas was the battle ... Other Names
: Elkhorn Tavern ... This movement compounded by the killing of two generals, 
Brig. ... the Union gunboats went upriver to engage the Rebel batteries; Mound

Question: Nevada's second-largest city, it was named for a Union general killed during the Civil War
Answer: Reno