Near Boonsboro in Washington County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Maj. Gen. Jesse L. Reno

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 2, 2006

1. Maj. Gen. Jesse L. Reno Marker

Inscription.
(front) 9th Army Corps. September 14, 1862. Reno.

(west side) This monument marks the spot where Major Gen. Jesse Lee Reno, commanding 9th Army Corps U.S. Vol’s, was killed in battle Sept. 14, 1862.

(south side) Battles. Vera Cruz; Cerro Gordo; Cantreras; Churubusco; Chapultepec; Roanoke Island; New Berne; Camden; Bull Run; Chantilly and South Mountain.

(east side) Erected by the survivors of the 9th Army Corps to their Commander and Comrade. September 14, 1889.

Erected 1889 by Survivors of the 9th Army Corps.

Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Mexican-American • War, US Civil.

Location. 39° 28.236′ N, 77° 37.02′ W. Memorial is near Boonsboro, Maryland, in Washington County. It is at the intersection of Reno Monument Road and the Appalachian Trail, on the left when traveling west on Reno Monument Road. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 21605 Reno Monument Rd, Boonsboro MD 21713, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in the Baltimore Metro Region

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and in Western Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

in Appalachia,

and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The "Wiregrass" Georgians (a few steps from this marker); Near Here in Wise’s Field (within shouting distance of this marker); Welcome to Historic Wise's Field (within shouting distance of this marker); Stonewall Regiment (within shouting distance of this marker); 13th N.C. Regiment of Gen. Garland's Brigade (within shouting distance of this marker); Deaths of Two Generals (within shouting distance of this marker); The Maryland Campaign of 1862 (within shouting distance of this marker); The Battle for Fox’s Gap (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boonsboro.

Also see . . . “Remember Reno”. Portrait and biography. (Submitted on June 4, 2006.)

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 2, 2006

2. Maj. Gen. Jesse L. Reno Marker

Reno Monument, West Face image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 2, 2006

3. Reno Monument, West Face

Reno Monument, South Face image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 2, 2006

4. Reno Monument, South Face

Reno Marker, East Face image. Click for full size.

Photographed by J. J. Prats, June 2, 2006

5. Reno Marker, East Face

Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, June 24, 2009

6. Maj. Gen. Jesse L. Reno Marker

Left center of photo, top of Reno Monument can be seen surrounded by wall.

Jesse L. Reno image. Click for full size.

Library of Congress

7. Jesse L. Reno

This image of Jesse L. Reno appeared in The National Tribune. Oct. 13, 1892.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 6, 2021. It was originally submitted on June 4, 2006. This page has been viewed 4,438 times since then and 53 times this year. Last updated on October 25, 2020, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 4, 2006, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. 6. submitted on August 9, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. 7. submitted on February 24, 2018, by Allen C. Browne of Silver Spring, Maryland. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.