Corporal Leonidas H. Inscho, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on September 14, 1862 at South Mountain, Maryland during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company E, 12th Ohio Infantry. Inscho was 22 years old.
4 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on January 31, 1894, 31 years after the action. He later rose to the rank of First Lieutenant.
Inscho was born on February 20, 1840 in Chatham, Licking County, Ohio. His Medal of Honor is credited to Newark, Licking County, Ohio. Inscho died on November 12, 1907, at the age of 67. He is buried at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Newark, Ohio. His medal is held by Licking County Historical Society, Newark, OH.
Inscho is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 256 credited to Ohio.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Alone and unaided and with his left hand disabled, captured a Confederate captain and four men.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
Timeline
- February 20, 1840Born in Chatham, Licking County, Ohio
- September 14, 1862Act of valor — South Mountain, MarylandAge 22. Company E, 12th Ohio Infantry
- January 31, 1894Medal of Honor presented
- November 12, 1907DiedAge 67.
- Resting placeCedar Hill CemeteryNewark, Ohio
Biography
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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Further reading
- Leonidas Inscho: Captured 5cmohs.org · 2026
