Biden will bestow the Medal of Honor on 2 Civil War heroes who helped hijack a train in confederacy

Civil War soldiers in wild train hijacking receive Medal of Honor

Two U.S. soldiers, executed 162 years ago for their role in a daring Civil War mission to hijack a locomotive and sabotage a rail line vital to the Confederacy, were

2 Union soldiers awarded Medal of Honor for Confederate train hijacking

President Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to two Union soldiers who stole a locomotive in Confederate territory and drove it north while destroying railroad tracks and telegraph lines.(Image credit: Susan Walsh)

Biden bestows Medal of Honor on Union soldiers who helped hijack train in Confederate territory

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Wednesday awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry to two Union soldiers who stole a locomotive deep in Confederate territory during the Civil War and drove it north for 87 miles (140 kilometers) as they destroyed railroad tracks and telegraph lines. U.S. Army Pvts. Philip G. Shadrach and George D. Wilson were captured by Confederates and executed by hanging. Biden recognized their courage 162…

President Biden Awards Posthumous Medal of Honor to Two Civil War Soldiers

President Joe Biden posthumously awards the Medal of Honor to two Civil War soldiers, Private Philip Gephart Shadrach and Private George Davenport Wilson. The two Union Army veterans are honored for their heroic actions during the Great Locomotive Chase of 1862. This ceremony takes place at the White House and begins at 4:45 p.m. ET on July 3. ...

President Biden to award Medal of Honor to two Union soldiers for their roles in Great Locomotive Chase

U.S. Army Pvts. Philip G. Shadrach and George D. Wilson are being honored for their courage 162 years later with the country's highest military decoration.

2 Civil War soldiers receive Medal of Honor for ‘Great Locomotive Chase’

Army Pvt. Philip G. Shadrach and Pvt. George D. Wilson will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor for the raid sometimes dubbed 'one of the earliest special operations missions.' The two were on a team of Union soldiers that cut a 200-mile path of havoc in Georgia and Tennessee with a stolen train.