New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-09-16
Obituary.
GEN. JESSE l.. RENO


AZ m osse, to the glorious victory achieved by a
norton Of our army over the Rebels in their strong
position on the nights commanding tho nagers,own
Road, on Sunday last, the telegraph brings US the
meacer but sad announcement Of the death Of Jesse
l.. Reno. Maior.General Of Volunteers, Captain in
the Ordnance Department, and ore a the mos,
rallau, end able officers in the United States Army.
The record Of Gen. Renos military lie, although
only extending over the brief period Of sixteen
yeare-trief in comparison TO the records Of such
men as Gems. Scott, Wool and sumner-i. both
brilliant and honorable and his loss cannot fail TO be
severely felt only by the brave iroops under bis
command, but by those companions u bis academic
career with whom he fought and bled In the
saugunary contests Of Cerro Gordo and Chapultepec
jesse l.. Reno born in Virginia about the
year lS2C. and was consequently In the very prime
Of life, when HE name added to the already too
long list Of victims OF this disastrous Rebellion. lie
entered the Wes; Point Military Academy in 1872,
and, after four years patien. and mort successful
study, graduated the eighth in his class-Cap'. Chas
s. Stewart Of the Corps Of Engineer, being the first
Msior.Gen. George Is. Mcclellan the second, and
Brig Gems J. G.. Blunt and J. O.. Foster the third
and fourth Tie following Generals were alec CHAT
mates Of Gen. Reno. Inuis y. Palmer, George
Stoneman, George II. Gordon, Truman Seymour u.
n. Coucb, aud S. ID. Surgis. The redouliaLe Rebel
Gen. Sionewall jackson, was also fellow cadet
with these. On the let Of July, 1916, General Reno
YVES appointed Brcyct s cord Lieutenant in the
Ordnance Department, being tie only cadet Of his
year appointed to that Department. His APP oini-
.f,.a- ~. M 81. "A
March, lSi7, he received his commission as full
Second Lieutenant.
In tie mean time, however war lad been de-
claIed between the United States and Mexico, and
Lieut.. Reno was in tie field, where he was soon dis
tiugushed as the possessor Of soldierly qualities Of
very high order. at The battle Of Cerro Gordo, April
Is, lS47 bis conduct was such 10 merit special dis.
tincion, and he was accordingly breyeted First
Lieutenant Cor gallant and meiiorious conduct. At
the sloruing Of Chapnlerec, be commanded how
itzer battery and rendered effective service; while 1T
the battle Of Cbapultepec, September I3 1917, rep
etiton Of the gallant and meritoIious conduct fer
which lie had been honored at Cono Gorlo wac
still further rewarded by the brevet rank ofCaptain.
In this engagement he severely wounded and
had 10 reira for while from active service. After
bis health and strength We're sufficiently recruited,
he was assigned to duty at the West Point Military
Academy, where he remained from January TO July,
lSi9 acting as Assistant Professor Of Mathematics
After this no returned TO the ordnance Department
aud remained there performing the customary duties
connected with this important Department, until
April, 1854 from which date, until July, 1854, lie ~.
sisted in the United States Coast Survey, when he
left that field of duty, 10 build military road from
the Big Sandy River to St. Paul. From 1854 10 1851
he was stationed ut The Frankfort Ky.) Arsenal az
Second Ordnance Officer, and aferward was Chief
Ordnance Officer Of the Utah Expedition, when he
had the command Of battery. Returning in 1853,
he cent to the Montgomery lAla.l Arseual, aud
subsequently, by Jeil. Davis, to Leayeuworth.
Such was the slowness Of promotions in the Ord
nance Department in time of peace that although a
Bieyet Captain in 1917, Gen. Reno did not get Lie
commission us full First Lieutenant until March,
1853, and it was not until seven years after this, wiz
in July, 1850, that he received the full rank Of Cap.
tain Of Ordnance, n rank which he had alreudy held
10y brevet for over fourteen years.
In the Fall Of 1861 he was recalled to Washing
ton, and commissioned Brigadier.Gcncrl Of VOL
uuteeis, and ordered 10 report to Gen. Burnside, who
was ut Annapolis, fitting out bis North Carolina ex-
petition. lie served with distinction at Roanoke
Island Newbern, Beaufort, and other places, and WAS
MnjoFG General Of volunteers, bis rank
in the regular service being Captain. About the 1T
Of August Last, with Gen. Bunsidos Army Corps,
10 FASTENED to the relief Of Gen. Mcclellan after be
had reached IIarIison's Landing, and subsequently
proceeded with bis command to the Potomac. Parti-
cpating in the sanguinary conflicts under Pope he
finished his brilliant career in driving tLo invaders
from the soil Of Maryland.
Since his appointment to the burnside Expedition
Of HageIstown lights, Gen. Reno hss been con-