Colonel Marcus Albert Reno was a United States Army officer. He served in the American Civil War where he was a combatant in major battles, and later under George Armstrong Custer in the Great Sioux W
Reno in 1876
Marcus Reno gravestone at Custer National Cemetery
George Armstrong Custer was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War and the American Indian Wars.
Marcus Reno
…1834 – March 30, 1889) was a United States Army officer. He served in the American Civil War where he was a combatant in major battles, and later under George Armstrong Custer in the Great Sioux War against the Lakota (Sioux) and Northern Cheyenne. Reno played a prominent role in the Battle of the Little Bighorn, where he did…
USMA Cadet George Armstrong "Autie" Custer, ca. 1859 with a Colt Model 1855 Sidehammer Pocket Revolver.
Custer with former classmate, friend, and captured Confederate soldier, Lieutenant James Barroll Washington, an aide to General Johnston, at Fair Oaks, Virginia, 1862
Custer (extreme right) with President Lincoln, General McClellan and other officers after the Battle of Antietam, 1862