William H. Carney and the Flag That Earned Him the Medal of Honor

William H. Carney and the Flag That Earned Him the Medal of Honor

Feb 19 , 2026

Infidel Co.

The flag fell once. He caught it. Bloodied hands clutching silk, he refused to let it touch the ground. In a tempest of gunfire and smoke, William H. Carney became the first African American to ear...

Civil War African American , Medal of Honor , William H. Carney

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Alfred B. Hilton, First Black Medal of Honor Recipient

Alfred B. Hilton, First Black Medal of Honor Recipient

Feb 06 , 2026

Infidel Co.

Alfred B. Hilton gripped the colors tight as smoke thickened around Fort Wagner. Bullets tore the air. Comrades fell. Then the flagbearer dropped—wounded, defeated. Hilton seized the staff. Blood s...

Alfred B. Hilton , Civil War African American , Medal of Honor

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