Alfred B. Hilton, Fort Wagner Flagbearer and Medal of Honor Recipient

Alfred B. Hilton, Fort Wagner Flagbearer and Medal of Honor Recipient

Dec 30 , 2025

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Alfred B. Hilton gripped the colors — the Stars and Stripes — with bloodied fingers, staggering through the smoke and chaos of Fort Wagner. Twice wounded, he bore the flag like a lifeline, refusing...

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Alfred B. Hilton Civil War Flag Bearer and Medal of Honor Recipient

Alfred B. Hilton Civil War Flag Bearer and Medal of Honor Recipient

Dec 30 , 2025

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Alfred B. Hilton gripped the flagstaff with hands slick from sweat and blood. Bullets tore the air around him. Chaos roared like a damned storm. Through every shattered step forward, that banner—st...

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Alfred B. Hilton, Medal of Honor Recipient at Fort Wagner

Alfred B. Hilton, Medal of Honor Recipient at Fort Wagner

Dec 30 , 2025

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Alfred B. Hilton gripped the flagstaff with a dying man’s strength. The roar of cannon fire shook the air. Around him, men fell like trees stripped by a storm. But Hilton kept the colors high, a be...

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Alfred B. Hilton Held the Fort Wagner Flag Through Fire

Alfred B. Hilton Held the Fort Wagner Flag Through Fire

Dec 30 , 2025

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Alfred B. Hilton stood beneath a sky torn by fire and fury, clutching the stars and stripes as bullets tore through the smoke and blood. The flag slipped from dead hands—his brothers faltering—but ...

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Alfred B. Hilton and the Fort Wagner Flag That Never Touched Ground

Alfred B. Hilton and the Fort Wagner Flag That Never Touched Ground

Dec 30 , 2025

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Alfred B. Hilton’s hands gripped the staff of that tattered banner even as bullets tore flesh from bone. The color bearer fell, flag slipping, but Hilton caught it—steady, unflinching. Blood slicke...

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Alfred B. Hilton, Civil War flag bearer and Medal of Honor recipient

Alfred B. Hilton, Civil War flag bearer and Medal of Honor recipient

Dec 30 , 2025

Infidel Co.

Alfred B. Hilton gripped that flag pole with hands soaked in blood and grit. Around him, smoke swallowed brothers and enemies alike. The roar of cannon fire carved death with brutal rhythm, but Hil...

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