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    September 14, 1862 (158 years ago). Major General Jesse Reno, commander of the IX Corps, is killed in action at the Battle of South Mountain as he rode infront of his men. He was believed to have been shot by a rookie soldier of the 35th Massachusetts mistaking him for Rebel Cavalry. However, Confederate General D.H. Hill claims his 23rd North Carolinians shot him. Reno was brought by stretcher to Brigadier General Samuel Sturgis's command post and said in a clear voice, "Hallo, Sam, I'm dead!" Sturgis, a long-time acquaintance and fellow member of the West Point Class of 1846, thought that he sounded so natural that he must be joking and told Reno that he hoped it was not as bad as all that. Reno repeated, "Yes, yes, I'm dead—good-by!", dying a few minutes later. The men of the IX Corps chanted “Remember Reno!!” as they crossed what is now known as “Burnside’s Bridge” at Antietam a few days later.

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