 President Biden awarded two Civil War soldiers with the Medal of Honor after they were overlooked 162 years ago. Privates George Wilson and Philip Shadrach were part of an undercover mission that became known as the Great Locomotive Chase, where Union soldiers overtook a Confederate train, destroying key infrastructure in the process. Ultimately, both men were captured, tried, and hanged by the Confederacy for their roles in the mission. President Biden recognized their valor. The heroic deeds went unacknowledged for over a century.