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

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

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 recognizing their cour…