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 ...

In 1862, two Civil War soldiers from Ohio were part of a raid that infiltrated 200 miles into Confederate territory. They stole a locomotive and drove it north while destroying the bridges, railroad ...

ATLANTA — Medal of Honor recipients participated in a reenactment of the Great Locomotive Chase in Kennesaw, retracing the historic events of 1862. The reenactment, organized by CSX Railroad, involved ...

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 ...

Pvts. Philip Shadrach and George Wilson, Army soldiers who served during the Civil War, were posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on Wednesday. On Thursday, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin hosted ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of omaha.com stories. Cancel anytime. WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Wednesday awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry to two Union soldiers who stole a ...

The 1863 Battle of Fort Wagner was a fairly inconsequential battle of the Civil War in terms of overall tactics and strategy. The Union Army needed to capture the rebel-held fort as part of its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Medal of Honor recipients participated in a reenactment of the Great Locomotive Chase in Kennesaw, retracing the historic events ...