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U.S. ArmyAwarded Posthumously

Alfred B. Hilton

ConflictCivil War

Year of Action1864

Unit/CommandCompany H, 4th U.S. Colored Infantry

BirthplaceMaryland

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.

Branch: U.S. Army Conflict: Civil War Year of Action: 1864

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