Biden bestows Medal of Honor on Union soldiers who helped hijack train in Confederate territory
![Biden bestows Medal of Honor on Union soldiers who helped hijack train in Confederate territory](https://twt-thumbs.washtimes.com/media/image/2024/07/03/Biden_Medal_of_Honor_09962_s1440x960.jpg?f72536d07237fdd262042ae8f5e6e6de3b865f3c)
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 as they destroyed railroad tracks and telegraph lines.