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Leonidas H. Inscho

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Leonidas H. Inscho
Born1840 (1840)
Chatham, Ohio
Died1907 (1908)
Buried
Newark, Ohio
RankCorporal
Unit12th Ohio Infantry
Battles / warsAmerican Civil War
Battle of South Mountain
AwardsMedal of Honor

Leonidas H. Inscho (1840-1907) was an American soldier and member of the 12th Ohio Infantry who fought in the American Civil War and was awarded the Medal of Honor for capturing a Confederate captain and some of his men, despite an injury to his left hand.[1][2][3]

Inscho enlisted in 1861, and was wounded twice, once in 1862, and once in 1863.[2]

He was awarded the Medal of Honor on January 31, 1894.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Leonidas H. Inscho". Military Times. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
  2. ^ a b History of Licking County, Ohio. Newark, OH: A. A. Graham and Publishers. 1881. p. 347.
  3. ^ Perrien, Joseph (1901). Deeds of Valor. Vol. I. Detroit: The Perrien-Keydel Company.


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