Civil War soldiers Pvt. Philip Shadrach, left, and Pvt. George Wilson, right, will be posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for their roles in the “Great Locomotive Chase” that took place in 1862.

WASHINGTON — The White House announced President Joe Biden will posthumously award the Medal of Honor to Civil War Soldiers Pvt. Philip Gephart Shadrach and Pvt. George Davenport Wilson for their ...

In 1862, a group of 24 soldiers from the Ohio Volunteer Infantry with the Union Army worked to disrupt confederate forces in the Civil War. One of those men was Philip Shadrach, who was from Somerset ...

Four days after the Confederate army bombed Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, S.C., that launched the American Civil War on April 12, 1861, 18-year-old Sylvester Dana Rhodes of Plains Township ...

The City of Hickman, Kentucky dedicated an “In Memory Of” headstone to John Hughey, who served in the U.S. Army.

Capt. Hugh P. Boon received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Salyer's Creek, the last major battle of the Civil War. Two styles of the Medal of Honor given to Boon and other ...

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 ...

As bedraggled Union troops retreated to their camp along the James River in Virginia in early July 1862, they endured a march that stretched more than 12 miles. Eager to lighten their load in harsh ...

Two Civil War soldiers who infiltrated Confederate territory to steal a train and destroy the enemy railroad system will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor by President Joe Biden on Wednesday.