Reno Court of Inquiry

ebook Conduct at the Battle of the Little Bighorn

By Brian V. Hunt

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One of the most important documents in American military history is now available for Kindle, tablets, and smartphones. The Reno Court of Inquiry is the detailed testimony about the conduct of Major Marcus Reno by the survivors of the Battle of the Little Bighorn. In 1879, a military court of inquiry was convened in Chicago to determine the issue of cowardice on the part of Major Reno. And a fascinating group of witnesses they were. Here is the testimony of the gentlemanly, sardonic Captain Frederick Benteen, international man of intrigue Charles DeRudio, heroic young Dr. Henry Porter, future-General Edward Godfrey, the trumpeter John Martin, interpreter Fred Gerard and 17 others, including Reno himself. In graphic detail, the survivors recount their disastrous rout in the Valley fight at the hands of hundreds of Sioux warriors, their disorganized retreat to the bluffs, and their bewilderment at what they believed had been their abandonment by General George Armstrong Custer. They spent two days under a withering hailstorm of gunfire from thousands of Sioux and Cheyenne, led by Crazy Horse, Gall, Sitting Bull, and others.

Reno Court of Inquiry