In April 1862, 22 Ohio Civil War soldiers volunteered for a mission to penetrate two hundred miles behind Confederate lines to capture a locomotive and destroy the rail and bridges between Atlanta and Chattanooga in order to capture Chattanooga.  After running the train 87 miles, the men were all captured. Eight were executed, including Ron’s ancestor Pvt. Philip Shadrach, eight escaped, and six were repatriated to the United States in a prisoner of war exchange. By 1883 all but two, Pvt. Shadrach and Pvt. Wilson, had received the Medal of Honor. In 2012, Ron began a twelve-year quest to see that these two men were also awarded the Medal of Honor. Join us as Ron tells us the story of how he worked to have his intrepid ancestor recognized.

Image: Pvt. Philip G. Shadrach, courtesy of Ron Shadrach