Alfred B. Hilton Saved the Colors at Fort Wagner, 1863

Alfred B. Hilton Saved the Colors at Fort Wagner, 1863

Feb 06 , 2026

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Alfred B. Hilton stood in a hurricane of fire and smoke, the three flags of the 4th U.S. Colored Infantry torn and trampled beneath his feet. The air thick with death’s stench, bullets whistling pa...

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Alfred B. Hilton, Fort Wagner Hero Who Seized the Flag

Alfred B. Hilton, Fort Wagner Hero Who Seized the Flag

Feb 06 , 2026

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Alfred B. Hilton gripped the American flag with hands slicked in blood. The deafening roar of cannon and rifle fire tore through the space around him, but he stood tall—steadfast, unbroken, a beaco...

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

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

Feb 06 , 2026

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Alfred B. Hilton gripped the flagstaff with hands slick from blood and mud. The colors tore through the smoke, a beacon for the weary men behind him. Shells screamed. His ribs shattered. Still, he ...

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Alfred B. Hilton's Valor at Fort Wagner and Medal of Honor

Alfred B. Hilton's Valor at Fort Wagner and Medal of Honor

Feb 06 , 2026

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Alfred B. Hilton gripped the flagstaff with fingers trembling in the crimson storm. Around him, chaos bloomed like wildfire: bullets stitched the air, men fell like puppets with severed strings. Ye...

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

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

Feb 06 , 2026

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Smoke chokes the dawn. Cannon blasts tear the earth beneath battle-weary feet. Amid the screaming rifles and falling men, a single figure grips the colors — battered but unmoved. Alfred B. Hilton’s...

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Alfred B. Hilton’s Valor While Carrying the Colors at Fort Wagner

Alfred B. Hilton’s Valor While Carrying the Colors at Fort Wagner

Feb 06 , 2026

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Alfred B. Hilton’s hands clutched the colors—tattered, bleeding, defiant—while bullets tore through the air around him. Twice wounded, staggering, he planted the flag where the fight burned hottest...

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