Two soldiers who were executed for their role in the Great Locomotive Chase in northern Georgia during the American Civil War were posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor by President Joe Biden on July 3, according to a White House official.
Private Philip G. Shadrach and Private George D. Wilson, both of whom took part in the covert military operation 200 miles behind Confederate lines on April 12, 1862, will be awarded the Medal of Honor for their “gallantry and intrepidity,” the White House official said in a statement.
Also known as the Andrews’ Raid, the covert military operation is one of the earliest special operations in U.S. Army history….