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Medal of Honor Recipient

Alfred B Hilton

U.S. Army · U.S. Civil War

MOH-RC-000827Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1864

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Medal of Honor

September 29, 1864

Chapin's Farm, Virginia, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
U.S. Civil War
Unit or command
Company H, 4th U.S. Colored Troops

The Citation

Sources ↓
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.
Separately preserved current-source wording

Captured from the linked current recipient source; it is not a new comparison with an original General Order.

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.

Sources & record notes

General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.

  1. Alfred B Hilton — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-27

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

  2. Alfred B Hilton — U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index ↗U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index · Checked 2026-08-27

    Army unit rendering as 4th U.S. Colored Troops and action metadata

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-000833
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-27
Other source unit wording
Company H, 4th U.S. Colored Infantry
Archive transcription SHA-256
0b8d8e14103f1e347fd6ffabcf9ae07f8f8f4bafc5177e11ef4900fcc87549cc

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

The Society structured profile uses 4th U.S. Colored Infantry, while the official Army index and inherited citation use 4th U.S. Colored Troops. Colored Troops is canonical; both official unit renderings remain preserved. Historical Chapin's Farm wording replaces the unrelated inherited street geocoder result.

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