Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Two Union soldiers who 162 years ago took part in one of America's first special operations were posthumously awarded the Medal of ...

Two Civil War soldiers with ties to Ohio received national recognition from President Joe Biden on Wednesday, who awarded the two privates with posthumous Medals of Honor.U.S. Army Pvts. Philip G.

Members of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War held a ceremony for Samuel Johnson, a union soldier during the U.S.

President Joe Biden awarded U.S. Army Privates Phillip G. Shadrach and George D. Wilson with posthumous Medals of Honor at the White House on Wednesday. They were members of the Andrews’ Raiders, 22 ...

Each year on March 25, the nation observes National Medal of Honor Day, dedicated to recognizing the extraordinary courage of ...

Army Pvt. Philip G. Shadrach and Pvt. George D. Wilson will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor for the raid sometimes dubbed 'one of the earliest special operations missions.' By Jeff Schogol ...

Thirteen Medal of Honor recipients traced the route of the Civil War's Great Locomotive Chase. The Great Locomotive Chase led to the awarding of the very first Medals of Honor in 1863. The group ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — Richard Hamilton, a barrel-maker in Philadelphia, heeded President Abraham Lincoln’s call to service and joined the Navy in 1864 after serving in a volunteer militia at the start of the ...

Two Union soldiers who 162 years ago took part in one of America's first special operations were posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on Wednesday. "Today we right that wrong. Today they finally ...