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The Great Locomotive Chase

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Strider always wondered who was awarded the very first Medal of Honor. It was Union Army Private Jacob Parrott who was part of a train heist mission during the American Civil War. There a lot of brave men in this story! Support Stride and his pod by receiving exclusive content at PATREON.COM/STRIDERWILSON Sources: Thoughtco.com ‘American Civil War: Great Locomotive Chase’ by Kennedy Hickman, Myetx.com, Wikipedia.org, Army.mil, Cmohs.org See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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