Alfred B. Hilton, Fort Wagner flag bearer and Medal of Honor recipient

Alfred B. Hilton, Fort Wagner flag bearer and Medal of Honor recipient

Dec 30 , 2025

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Alfred B. Hilton gripped the colors with hands shredded by ragged battle. Smoke choked the air as bullets tore through the swampy sand outside Fort Wagner. Around him, friends fell silent. Still, h...

Alfred B. Hilton , Fort Wagner , Medal of Honor

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Alfred B. Hilton Held the Flag Through Fort Wagner's Fire

Alfred B. Hilton Held the Flag Through Fort Wagner's Fire

Dec 30 , 2025

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The flag was all he had left. Flesh shredded. Blood watering the sand. Yet Alfred B. Hilton wrapped his hands around that banner—our nation’s colors—a beacon in the smoke and chaos. His grip never ...

Alfred B. Hilton , Civil War hero , Medal of Honor recipient

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Alfred B. Hilton, Medal of Honor Recipient Who Died Holding the Flag

Alfred B. Hilton, Medal of Honor Recipient Who Died Holding the Flag

Dec 30 , 2025

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The air burned with gunpowder and death. Amid the deafening roar of cannon and rifle, the battle flag wavered—tattered but unyielding. Alfred B. Hilton clutched it close, though blood poured from m...

Alfred B. Hilton , Civil War Heroes , Medal of Honor

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Alfred B. Hilton's Heroism Carrying the Flag at Fort Wagner

Alfred B. Hilton's Heroism Carrying the Flag at Fort Wagner

Dec 30 , 2025

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Alfred B. Hilton gripped the stars and stripes with hands stained in blood and smoke, the weight of a nation pressing down on his wounded frame. The flag’s fabric tore as fierce musket fire riddled...

Alfred B. Hilton , Civil War hero , Medal of Honor

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