President Joe Biden on Wednesday awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry to two Union soldiers who stole a locomotive deep in Confederate territory during the Civil War and drove it north for 87 miles (140 kilometers) as they destroyed railroad tracks and telegraph lines.

  • @i_ben_fine
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    114 months ago

    These were union soldiers who stole a confederate train.

      • @chaogomu@lemmy.world
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        64 months ago

        Fighting against slavers is something that should be celebrated. It’s like punching a Nazi, there’s just no situation where it isn’t the right thing to do.

      • Decoy321
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        14 months ago

        You might want to put an edit in your original comment clarifying your stance.