Alfred Hilton

MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION

When the regimental color bearer fell, this soldier seized the color and carried it forward, together with the national standard, until disabled at the enemy's inner line.

Rank: Sergeant
Conflicts: Civil War
Organization: U.S. Army

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