Alfred B. Hilton Civil War flagbearer awarded Medal of Honor

Alfred B. Hilton Civil War flagbearer awarded Medal of Honor

Feb 06 , 2026

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Flames swallowed the horizon. Smoke choked the air. Alfred B. Hilton gripped the U.S. flag as if it was the last thread tying him to purpose, to country, to hope. Wounded, bleeding, the weight of l...

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Alfred B. Hilton, Fort Wagner Color Bearer and Medal of Honor

Alfred B. Hilton, Fort Wagner Color Bearer and Medal of Honor

Feb 06 , 2026

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Alfred B. Hilton gripped the tattered flagstaff like it was the last lifeline between chaos and order. Blood slicked his hands. Bullets tore the air, cutting down flesh and morale around him. Twice...

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

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

Feb 06 , 2026

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Alfred B. Hilton gripped the colors with a desperate strength, clutching that flag like it was his very soul. Blood seeped through his fingers. Around him, chaos roared, shells ripping earth and me...

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Alfred B. Hilton’s Courage at Fort Wagner and Medal of Honor

Alfred B. Hilton’s Courage at Fort Wagner and Medal of Honor

Feb 06 , 2026

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Alfred B. Hilton gripped that flagpole like his life depended on it—because it did. Amid gun smoke and screams, the stars and stripes became a beacon for the battered 4th U.S. Colored Infantry. Whe...

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Alfred B. Hilton, Medal of Honor Color Bearer at Fort Wagner

Alfred B. Hilton, Medal of Honor Color Bearer at Fort Wagner

Feb 06 , 2026

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Alfred B. Hilton gripped the colors through a hailstorm of fire. The flagstaff splintered in his shattered hands. His body was riddled with bullets, but he would not let that banner fall. A symbol....

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Alfred B. Hilton and the Flag at Fort Wagner That Refused to Fall

Alfred B. Hilton and the Flag at Fort Wagner That Refused to Fall

Feb 06 , 2026

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Alfred B. Hilton gripped the flagstaff with broken fingers. Around him, chaos swallowed the roar of battle like a hungry beast. The colors—the Stars and Stripes—dipped perilously low. His life bled...

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