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Sergeant · U.S. Army

Leonidas S. Lytle

Sergeant Leonidas S. Lytle, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on July 8, 1873 at Fort Selden, New Mexico during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns July 8, 1873

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Sergeant Leonidas S. Lytle received the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 8, 1873 at Fort Selden, New Mexico during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company C, 8th U.S. Cavalry. Lytle was 26 years old.

4 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 12, 1875. He later rose to the rank of First Sergeant.

Lytle was born on September 4, 1846 in Warren County, Pennsylvania. His Medal of Honor is credited to Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio. Lytle died on January 23, 1924 in Silver City, New Mexico, at the age of 77. He is buried at Memory Lane Cemetery in Silver City, New Mexico.

Lytle is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 256 credited to Ohio.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Services against hostile Indians.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Timeline

  1. September 4, 1846
    Born in Warren County, Pennsylvania
  2. July 8, 1873
    Act of valor — Fort Selden, New Mexico
    Age 26. Company C, 8th U.S. Cavalry
  3. April 12, 1875
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. January 23, 1924
    Died in Silver City, New Mexico
    Age 77.
  5. Resting place
    Memory Lane Cemetery
    Silver City, New Mexico

Also honored for actions on July 8, 1873

FB Frank Bratling Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1873 ✦ JM James L. Morris First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1873 JS John Sheerin Blacksmith · Army Indian Campaigns · 1873 HW Henry Wills Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1873

More Indian Campaigns recipients from Ohio

JG John Green Major · Army Indian Campaigns · 1873 DM Daniel H. Miller Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1871 Charles Lawrence Thomas Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1865 MW Milden H. Wilson Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 RH Richard P. Hanley Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 WC William G. Cubberly Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.