Flag flies in tribute to Sgt. Carney

November 3, 2009 | Posted by javal

An act of heroism during the Civil War earned Sgt. William H. Carney the first Medal of Honor to be awarded to an African-American.

Now there is an especially appropriate memorial to him at the 128 Mill St. homestead that bears his name: A new flagpole with a flag that flew over the U.S. Capitol earlier this year.

In large part, the credit for the flagpole’s installation belongs to a diminutive but strong-willed woman, Leonora Whyte, a member of the Martha Briggs Education Club, which owns the Carney homestead.

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