Descendants of Andrews Raiders who were belatedly awarded the Medal of Honor will be on hand Friday for their induction into Ohio Military Hall of Fame

Pvts. Perry Shadrach and George Wilson of the 2nd Ohio Infantry (U.S. Army)

Two members of the Civil War’s Andrews Raid who posthumously received the Medal of Honor last summer will be inducted into the Ohio Military Hall of Fame on Friday.

Eight raiders were hanged in Atlanta as spies after the daring Great Locomotive Chase, among them Pvt. George D. Wilson and Pvt. Perry (Philip) Shadrach of the 2^nd Ohio Infantry. Then-President Joe Biden presented the Medals of Honor to their descendants. The soldiers were recognized for gallantry and intrepidity.

Ron Shadrach, the great cousin of Shadrach, nominated the pair in January for the state honor.

“This event brings these two men full circle and finally back home to Ohio to be honored,” he said.

Shadrach and Brad Quinlin, a Georgia-based researcher and historian, and others long campaigned for the two soldiers to receive the Medal of Honor, like most of the military personnel who took part in the failed raid in North Georgia.

The sabotage mission along the Western & Atlantic Railroad from Atlanta to Chattanooga in 1862 was a tactical failure, but was a boost to the war-weary North and brought the first Medal of Honors.

Wilson and Perry Shadrach are buried at the national cemetery in Chattanooga, Tenn., where new Medal of Honor headstones were unveiled in October following events for descendants, including a bus tour of the chase route. (Picket photos, right)

Ron Shadrach said several descendants are planning to travel to the Ohio Statehouse atrium in Columbus for the 11:30 a.m. Friday induction, which will include 17 other service members who served in later conflicts and are being recognized for valor.

Quinlin will be on hand, too, “enjoying the last part of our journey.”

Ron Shadrach told the Picket he saw a bronze plaque at the Statehouse about the raid when he was a boy. His great aunt told him they weren't related to the Civil War hero.

“The name and plaque was etched in my young mind. In about 2003, I discovered the history behind the plaque and began a campaign or quest to have both men duly recognized with the MOH.”

Organizers say the induction will be streamed here.