Leonidas M. Godley

Leonidas Godley
Godley's headstone in Ottumwa, Iowa
Born(1836-06-13)June 13, 1836
Mason County, West Virginia, US
DiedMay 23, 1904(1904-05-23) (aged 67)
Ottumwa, Iowa, US
Place of burial
Ottumwa Cemetery, Ottumwa, Iowa
AllegianceUnited States
BranchUnited States Army
Union Army
Service years1862–1863
RankFirst Sergeant
Unit Company E, 22nd Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment
ConflictsAmerican Civil War
 • Siege of Vicksburg
AwardsMedal of Honor

Leonidas Mahlon Godley (June 13, 1836 – May 23, 1904) was a Union Army soldier during the American Civil War. He enlisted as 2nd Sergeant of Company E, 22nd Iowa Infantry Regiment on August 6, 1862, and was promoted 1st Sergeant in January 1863. He received the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the Siege of Vicksburg on May 22, 1863.

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