Biden awards posthumous Medal of Honor to two Civil War heroes

US President Joe Biden awarded the Medal of Honor on Wednesday to two late U.S. Army privates who were part of a daring Union Army contingent that stole a Confederate train during the Civil War.

Philip Shadrach and George Wilson were honored posthumously during a White House ceremony that recognized their "gallantry and intrepidity" during what became known as the Great Locomotive Chase, one of the earliest special operations in U.S. Army history, according to the White House.