Sergeant Alfred B. Hilton, a soldier in the U.S. Army, was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for gallantry on September 29, 1864 at Chapin's Farm, Virginia during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company H, 4th U.S. Colored Infantry. Hilton was about 22 years old.
37 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 6, 1865.
Hilton was born in 1842 in Harford County, Maryland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Baltimore, Baltimore County, Maryland. Hilton died on October 21, 1864 in Fortress Monroe, Virginia, at the age of about 22. He is buried at Hampton National Cemetery in Hampton, Virginia.
Hilton is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 85 credited to Maryland.
Official Medal of Honor citation
When the regimental color bearer fell, this soldier seized the colors and carried it forward, together with the national standard, until disabled at the enemy's inner line.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: American Civil War.
Places
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Timeline
- 1842Born in Harford County, Maryland
- September 29, 1864Act of valor — Chapin's Farm, VirginiaAge about 22. Company H, 4th U.S. Colored Infantry
- October 21, 1864Died in Fortress Monroe, VirginiaAge about 22.
- April 6, 1865Medal of Honor presented posthumously
- Resting placeHampton National CemeteryHampton, Virginia
Biography
Alfred B. Hilton (c. 1842 – October 21, 1864) was an African American Union Army soldier during the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions at the Battle of Chaffin's Farm.
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Further reading
- Remembering Harford County Medal of Honor recipient Alfred Hiltonwmar2news.com · 2021
