A February 1879 US Army Court of Inquiry exonerated Major Marcus Reno of this charge.
- Being Drunk on Duty
- Conduct Unbecoming an Officer
- Cowardice
- Disobedience to a Direct Order
Cowardice. Often considered the villain of the massacre at the Little Bighorn, the court said: “there was nothing in his conduct which required criticism.”
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