US Medal of Honor - 160 Years later
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https://www.ausa.org/news/civil-war-heroes-receive-long-overdue-medal-honor
Interesting story
More than 160 years after participating in what’s now known as the Great Locomotive Chase, Pvts. Philip Shadrach and George Wilson were posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
The two Civil War heroes were recognized with the nation’s highest award for valor by President Joe Biden during a July 3 ceremony at the White House.
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Shadrach and Wilson belonged to the 2nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment.
In April 1862, they joined 20 other Union soldiers and two civilians on a daring mission led by James Andrews, a Kentucky-born civilian spy, to infiltrate Confederate territory, steal a locomotive and drive it north while destroying enemy railroad tracks and telegraph lines.
The goal was to destroy rail and communication lines and prevent reinforcements from interfering with an attempted capture of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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This article just came into my "In box"
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/great-locomotive-chase-civil-war
This secret Civil War sabotage mission was doomed from the start
In the Great Locomotive Chase of 1862, Union volunteers attempted to commandeer a train and ride it to a Southern stronghold, destroying bridges and rail lines behind them. It failed spectacularly.
