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flag President Joe Biden to award Medal of Honor to Civil War soldiers Philip G. Shadrach and George D. Wilson for their daring train theft and mission sabotage in Confederate territory.

flag President Joe Biden will award the Medal of Honor to two Union soldiers from the Civil War, Philip G. Shadrach and George D. Wilson, for their courageous role in stealing a train and driving it 87 miles north through Confederate territory. flag The soldiers destroyed railroad tracks and telegraph lines during their mission, which will now be honored with the highest military award in the United States.

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