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 Major General Jesse Lee Reno - Powning Veterans Memorial Park Reno, NV
N 39° 31.409 W 119° 48.707
11S E 258308 N 4378646
This statue of Civil War general Jesse Lee Reno resides within Powling Veterans Memorial Park in downtown Reno, NV, for which this city bears his name.
Waymark Code: WMJQXW
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 12/20/2013
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Standing in Powling Veterans Memorial Park is a life-size bronze statue depicting Civil War major general Jesse Lee Reno. This statue stands on a large granite boulder and bears a plaque on one side that reads:
IN 1868
LAKE'S CROSSING, A GROWING COMMUNITY
ALONG THE TRUCKEE RIVER IN NORTHERN
NEVADA, WAS PARCELED INTO
A PROPER TOWN SITE BY
THE CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD.
THE RAILROAD NAMED THE TOWN RENO,
TO HONOR
MAJOR JESSE LEE RENOBORN APRIL 20, 1823 IN
WHEELING, VIRGINIA,
RENO GRADUATED 8TH IN HIS CLASS
OF 59 AT WEST POINT.
HE SERVED IN THE BATTLES OF VERA CRUZ,
EL TELEGRAFO, CERRO GORDO,
CONTRERAS, CHURUBUSCO, MEXICO CITY,
AND CHAPULTEPEC IN THE MEXICAN WAR,
DURING WHICH HE WAS TWICE PROMOTED
FOR HIS BRAVERY AND LEADERSHIP.IN 1853, HE MARRIED MARY BRADLEY
BEANES CROSS. THE COUPLE HAD FOUR
SONS AND ONE DAUGHTER. DURING THE U.S. CIVIL WAR, GENERAL
RENO AND HIS TROOPS DEFENDED OUR
NATION'S CAPITAL, POSSIBLY SAVING IT
FROM INVASION BY CONFEDERATE FORCES. ON SEPTEMBER 14, 1862 RENO
COMMANDED THE IX CORPS AT THE
BATTLE OF SOUTH MOUNTAIN. ASTRIDE
HIS HORSE, LEADING HIS TROOPS IN
BATTLE, RENO WAS FATALLY SHOT BY
CONFEDERATE SHARPSHOOTERS.
AT THE BATTLE OF ANTIETAM THREE DAYS
LATER, HIS TROOPS' BATTLE WAS "REMEMBER RENO!" "FOR HIS HIGH CHARACTER AND THE
KINDLY QUALITIES OF HIS HEART IN
PRIVATE LIFE, AS WELL AS FOR HIS
MILITARY GENIUS AND PERSONAL DARING
WHICH MARKED HIM AS A SOLDIER, HIS
LOSS WILL BE DEPLORED BY ALL WHO
KNEW HIM."
GENERAL AMBROSE BURNSIDETHIS BRONZE MONUMENT:DEDICATED IN 2006,
IS SUPPORTED BY A GRANITE BOULDER THAT
WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE RAIL TRENCH, THE
CITY OF RENO'S LARGEST CIVIC PROJECT, THE
RAIL TRENCH WAS DEDICATED IN 2005. |
I tried to find out who the artist of this statue was and could not find any info online. Neither could I locate a signature or inscription on the statue itself. The statue of Reno is realistic and depicts him in uniform and staring into the distance, as if he's surveying a battlefield that he and his men are about to commence fighting on against the Confederacy. I found the depiction of his face a little unrealistic in comparison to the pictures of him one can find online. There are numerous websites that contain biographies of Reno and can be found here, here and here.
There are many monuments and memorials located within Powning Veterans Memorial Park to pause and reflect on while visiting this historic part of downtown Reno.
URL of the statue: Not listed
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Visit Instructions:
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