President Biden to award Medal of Honor for Civil War train hijacking disrupting Confederate supply lines.

President Biden will award the Medal of Honor to two Union soldiers from the Civil War for their daring hijacking of a train in Confederate territory. They drove the locomotive 87 miles, causing damage to railroad tracks and telegraph lines, which significantly disrupted Confederate supply lines and aided the Union's cause. This marks the first time the prestigious military award will be given for an act of train theft during the conflict.

July 03, 2024
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