It took 162 years for a man who enlisted in Warren County to fight for the Union in the Civil War to receive the nation’s highest military honor for a mission so audacious it inspired Hollywood films.
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 ...
WASHINGTON, D. C. – The year was 1862. With the Civil War in full throttle, around two dozen Union Army soldiers from Ohio snuck onto Confederate territory with a bold plan to destroy enemy supply ...
To officially kick-off the 2025 Medal of Honor Celebration in Chattanooga, the Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center and the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, in partnership with CSX, ...
Join us on an adrenaline-fueled journey through one of the most daring and audacious acts of sabotage in Civil War history as you step aboard a hijacked Confederate train. The General, as Union spy ...
Q: What’s the story behind The General locomotive in Kennesaw? A: The General is best known for its role in the Great Locomotive Chase of the Civil War, also known as Andrews' Raid. The steam ...