Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Division:

    12th Ohio Infantry

    Action Date:

    September 14, 1862

    Date of Issue: January 31, 1894

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Corporal Leonidas H. Inscho, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 14 September 1862, while serving with Company E, 12th Ohio Infantry, in action at South Mountain, Maryland. Alone and unaided and with his left hand disabled, Corporal Inscho captured a Confederate captain and four men.