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

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

Feb 06 , 2026

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The flag slipped from his grasp, but Alfred Hilton didn’t falter. Blood soaked through his uniform as enemy fire rained down. With his last strength, he caught the fallen colors and pressed them hi...

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Alfred B. Hilton Holding the Colors at Fort Wagner

Alfred B. Hilton Holding the Colors at Fort Wagner

Feb 06 , 2026

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Steel twisted, smoke choking the sky and the roar of cannon pounding a deadly rhythm. Amid the hellfire at Fort Wagner on July 18, 1863, Alfred B. Hilton clutched the colors of the 4th United State...

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Alfred B. Hilton, Civil War Medal of Honor Flag-Bearer at Fort Wagner

Alfred B. Hilton, Civil War Medal of Honor Flag-Bearer at Fort Wagner

Feb 06 , 2026

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Alfred B. Hilton gripped the staff of the Stars and Stripes while blood pooled beneath him. The flag teetered—a beacon in the swirling chaos of Fort Wagner’s jagged fight. Mortally wounded, he haul...

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Ohio Sergeant William McKinley’s Heroism at Antietam

Ohio Sergeant William McKinley’s Heroism at Antietam

Jan 08 , 2026

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The roar of artillery shredded the morning fog. Men screamed, muskets cracked, and the earth drank blood. Amid the carnage, Sergeant William McKinley stood his ground, flag in hand—unbowed, unbroke...

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Robert J. Patterson's Medal of Honor Stand at Chickamauga

Robert J. Patterson's Medal of Honor Stand at Chickamauga

Dec 30 , 2025

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Robert J. Patterson stood in the smoke and blood, every man around him falling, his regiment’s line buckling under merciless Confederate fire. His hands gripped the flagpole—a splintered standard, ...

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Robert J. Patterson's Medal of Honor at Fort Fisher in 1865

Robert J. Patterson's Medal of Honor at Fort Fisher in 1865

Dec 19 , 2025

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Robert J. Patterson stood knee-deep in chaos, smoke choking the morning air, the crack of rifles echoing like death’s drum. His regiment was pinned under savage Confederate fire at Fort Fisher, Nor...

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