Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
U.S. Civil War - U.S. Army
Leonidas H Inscho
Details
- Rank: Corporal (Highest Rank: First Lieutenant)
- Conflict/Era: U.S. Civil War
- Unit/Command:
Company E,
12th Ohio Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: September 14, 1862
- Medal of Honor Action Place: South Mountain, Maryland, USA
Citation
Alone and unaided and with his left hand disabled, captured a Confederate captain and four men.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Newark, Licking County, Ohio
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: January 31, 1894
- Born: February 20, 1840, Chatham, Licking County, OH, United States
- Died: November 12, 1907
- Buried: Cedar Hill Cemetery (MH) (10-118), Newark, OH, United States
- Location of Medal: Licking County Historical Society, Newark, OH