President Joe Biden presents the Medal of Honor to Gerald Taylor, the great great nephew of Pvt. Philip G. Shadrach, in the East Room at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. The medals posthumously honor two U.S. Army privates who were part of a daring Union Army contingent that stole a Confederate train during the Civil War. U.S. Army Pvts. Philip G. Shadrach and George D. Wilson were captured by Confederates and executed by hanging. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)