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

  • President Joe Biden is awarding the Medal of Honor to two Union soldiers who hijacked a Confederate train during the Civil War, driving it north for 87 miles, destroying tracks and telegraph lines.
  • Philip G. Shadrach and George D. Wilson, executed after capture by Confederates, are posthumously recognized for their actions in the Great Locomotive Chase.
  • James J. Andrews led a group, including Shadrach and Wilson, to disrupt Confederate infrastructure by hijacking a train in 1862.
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Biden bestows Medal of Honor on Union soldiers

WASHINGTON — 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

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Biden to bestow Medal of Honor on two Civil War heroes who hijacked confederate train

President Joe Biden is awarding 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 as they destroyed railroad tracks and telegraph...

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

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will award the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry on Wednesday 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 is recog…

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Civil War soldiers in wild train hijacking receive Medal of Honor

President Biden presented posthumous Medals of Honor to Civil War troops Philip Shadrach and George Wilson for a mission known as the Great Locomotive Chase.

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

Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will award the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry on Wednesday 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 is recog…

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The HillThe Hill

Biden to award Medal of Honor to two Civil War soldiers

President Biden on Wednesday will posthumously award the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military honor, to two Civil War soldiers for their part in one of the earliest special operations in U.S. Army history. Biden will award Pvt. Philip G. Shadrach and Pvt. George D. Wilson “for their gallantry and intrepidity while participating in a…

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