Leonidas Horney: His Life and Times
“My grandpa was shot off his horse in the Civil War.” These intriguing words spoken
“My grandpa was shot off his horse in the Civil War.” These intriguing words spoken in 1966 by Eva Pearl Horney Scott, 91 years old, were the beginning of a fascinating search concerning the life of Leonidas Horney. This biography of Lt. Col. Leonidas Horney was written in 2011 and covers his life from growing up in Schuyler County, Illinois, to his death in the Civil War.