Near Aldino in Harford County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Alfred B. Hilton Memorial Park

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, March 4, 2017

1. Alfred B. Hilton Memorial Park Marker

Inscription. Alfred Hilton lived at his father's farm on Gravel Hill Road until August 1863, when he enlisted in Company H., 4th United States Colored Troops. He fought with distinction in several engagements in Virginia. As the national Color Sergeant, he was mortally wounded on September 29th, 1864, at the Battle of New Market Heights, outside Richmond, and died three weeks later at a military hospital at Fort Monroe. He lies buried at Hampton National Cemetery, Va. In April 1865 the War Department posthumously granted Hilton the Congressional Medal of Honor, one of only 16 awards given to African-Americans in the Civil War. The citation reads as follows:

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

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Medal of Honor Recipients series list. A significant historical date for this entry is September 29, 1864.

Location. 39° 33.968′ N, 76° 9.827′ W. Memorial is near Aldino, Maryland, in Harford County.

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It is on Gravel Hill Road. Touch for map. Memorial is in this post office area: Havre de Grace MD 21078, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Central Maryland.

It is also in the American Mid-Atlantic,

in the Chesapeake Bay Region,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once one of the original Thirteen Colonies

and also the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Alfred B. Hilton (within shouting distance of this marker); Memorial Stadium (approx. 2½ miles away); Wrigley Field (approx. 2½ miles away); Citizens Bank Park (approx. 2½ miles away); Cal Ripken, Jr. (approx. 2½ miles away); Nationals Park (approx. 2.6 miles away); In memory of Ernie Tyler (approx. 2.6 miles away); Prospect School (approx. 2.6 miles away).

Another marker is no longer nearby. Great 8 (was approx. 2½ miles away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Adam Margolis, January 18, 2022

2. Alfred B. Hilton Memorial Park Marker

Photographed by Bill Pfingsten, March 4, 2017

3. Alfred B. Hilton Memorial Park Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on January 20, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 4, 2017, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. This page has been viewed 733 times since then and 39 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on March 4, 2017, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland. 2. submitted on January 18, 2022, by Adam Margolis of Mission Viejo, California. 3. submitted on March 4, 2017, by Bill Pfingsten of Bel Air, Maryland.