Editing Battle of the Little Bighorn (section)

===Reno's conduct===
The Battle of the Little Bighorn was the subject of an 1879 U.S. Army Court of Inquiry in Chicago, held at Reno's request, during which his conduct was scrutinized.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/History/History-idx?type=goto&id=History.Reno&isize=M&submit=Go+to+page&page=1 |title=A Complete scanned transcript of the Reno Court of Inquiry (RCOI) |publisher=Digicoll.library.wisc.edu |access-date=2012-03-15 |url-status = live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406080132/http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/History/History-idx?type=goto&id=History.Reno&isize=M&submit=Go+to+page&page=1 |archive-date=April 6, 2012 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> Some testimony by non-Army officers suggested that he was drunk and a coward. The court found Reno's conduct to be without fault. After the battle, Thomas Rosser, James O'Kelly, and others continued to question the conduct of Reno for his hastily ordered retreat.<ref>Donovan, James (2008). ''A Terrible Glory: Custer and the Little Bighorn – the Last Great Battle of the American West'' (Kindle Location 5870). Little, Brown and Company. Kindle Edition.</ref> Defenders of Reno at the trial noted that, while the retreat was disorganized, Reno did not withdraw from his position until it became apparent that he was outnumbered and outflanked by the Native Americans. Contemporary accounts also point to the fact that Reno's scout, Bloody Knife, was shot in the head, spraying him with blood, possibly increasing his panic and distress.<ref name="Fox1993" />