Two U.S. soldiers, executed 162 years ago for their role in a daring Civil War mission to hijack a locomotive ... commandeering a train outside Atlanta and blazing an 87-mile path of destruction ...

During the American Civil War, a group of Union soldiers commandeered a train and rode it toward the ... by bluffing Southern agents at each station and refueling stop, claiming to carry relief ...

More than 160 years after they were captured and executed by Confederate rebels, two U.S. soldiers are set to be posthumously recognized for their valor during the Civil War with the Medal of Honor.

(Army) Two Civil War soldiers who infiltrated Confederate territory to steal a train and destroy the enemy railroad system were posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor by President Joe Biden on ...

The anniversary of the Battle of Brandy Station is June 9. On that day in 1863, during the Civil War, battle ensued for more just over half a day. Today, the American Battlefield Trust has ...

The posthumous recognition comes as the legacy of the Civil War, which killed more than 600,000 ... and hijacked a train named The General. The group tore up tracks and sliced through telegraph ...

It's a Cincinnati mystery that's perplexed train enthusiasts and history buffs for over a century: an abandoned railroad tunnel that allegedly contains a Civil War-era train engine. The city ...