Asa Hartshorne was a United States Army officer who died in 1794 during the Northwest Indian War.

[8][9][10] Hartshorne was promoted to lieutenant on 4 March 1791[11] and returned to Connecticut to recruit for the newly-formed Second American Regiment.

In January 1794, shortly after the construction of Fort Recovery, Hartshorne was tasked with building a road north to the village of Simon Girty.

[14] He was killed on 30 June 1794 during the Siege of Fort Recovery, when he refused to surrender to Thomas McKee.

Ordering his detachment to leave him and escape to the relative safety of the fort’s walls, Hartshorne died, sacrificing himself for the survival of his comrades.