
Biden to award Medal of Honor to Union soldiers in 'one of the earliest special operations' in Army history
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Two Union soldiers who stole a Confederate train during the Civil War and then destroyed railroad tracks and telegraph lines will be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor Wednesday.
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In what was one of the earliest special operations in U.S. Army history, Union soldiers dressed as civilians infiltrated the Confederacy and hijacked the General Locomotive in Georgia before proceeding north. You can send tips to michael.dorgan@fox.com and follow him on Twitter @M_Dorgan.
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