William Leonard (Medal of Honor)

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|name=William Leonard

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|birth_place= Ypsilanti, Michigan

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|allegiance=United States of America

|branch=United States Army

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|rank= Private

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|unit= Company L, 2nd U.S. Cavalry

|battles=Indian Wars

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William Leonard was a Medal of Honor recipient in the United States Army during the Plains Indian Wars. While serving as a private in Company L, 2nd U.S. Cavalry, he fought in an action against Indians at the Battle of Little Muddy Creek in Montana Territory on May 7, 1877.{{cite web|url=http://genealogytrails.com/mon/IndianWarMedalsofHonor.html|title=Indian War Era Medal of Honor Recipients}}{{cite book|title=Fighting Men of the Indian Wars: A Biographical Encyclopedia of the Mountain Men, Soldiers, Cowboys, and Pioneers Who Took Up Arms During America's Westward Expansion|page=32}}