Hall raced through flames across the parade ground (permanently burning off his eyebrows) to save the flag, and, with the help of two fellow artillerists, replaced the pole and again hoisted "Old Glory" over the battered fort.
Hall dashed through the blazing area on the parade ground, losing his eyebrows in the process, to safeguard the flag. With assistance from two other artillerymen, he reinstalled the pole and once more raised "Old Glory" above the ruined fort.