Buried at Newark, Ohio Died 1907 Unit 12th Ohio Infantry | Awards Medal of Honor Award Medal of Honor Rank Corporal | |
Born 1840
Chatham, Ohio ( 1840 ) Battles/wars American Civil War
Battle of South Mountain Place of burial Newark, Ohio, United States | ||
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.
Inscho enlisted in 1861, and was wounded twice, once in 1862, and once in 1863.
He was awarded the Medal of Honor on January 31, 1894
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