Biden issues Medal of Honor to Civil War soldiers who helped hijack train in Confederacy ( www.pbs.org )
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.
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