Charles Stacey (Medal of Honor)

Charles Stacey (January 22, 1843 – October 17, 1924) was a United States Army soldier who received a Medal of Honor for the heroism he displayed when fighting in the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.

Charles Stacey
Born(1843-01-22)January 22, 1843
Earith, Cambridgeshire, England
DiedOctober 17, 1924(1924-10-17) (aged 81)
Norwalk, Ohio
Place of burial
Woodlawn Cemetery, Norwalk, Ohio
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1861–1864
RankPrivate
Unit Company D, 55th Ohio Volunteer Infantry Regiment
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
*Battle of Gettysburg
AwardsMedal of Honor

Gettysburg

Stacey was born in Cambridgeshire, England. He enlisted in the Army on 13 September 1861[1] in the Union Army in Company D, 55th Ohio Infantry. At Gettysburg, the main body of the 55th was kept in reserve, but its skirmishers were sent out in front of Cemetery Hill.[2] On July 2, during combat, Stacey voluntarily took a position on the skirmish line further towards the Confederates to help find snipers that were attacking the artillery on Cemetery Hill. He remained out front even after the skirmishers were called back in. He was taken prisoner and remained a POW until 19 May 1864. On October 19, 1864,[1] he mustered out at the end of his enlistment and returned to Ohio.

Stacey is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery, Norwalk, Ohio.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Private, Company D, 55th Ohio Infantry. Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa.,[3] 2-July 3, 1863. Entered service at: Norwalk, Ohio.[4] Birth: England. Date of issue: September 11, 1897.

Citation:

Voluntarily took an advanced position on the skirmish line for the purpose of ascertaining the location of Confederate sharpshooters, and under heavy fire held the position thus taken until the company of which he was a member went back to the main line.[5][6]

See also

Notes
  1. Roster Commission (1897), p. 57, Vol. V.
  2. Reid (1868b), p. 333, Vol. II.
  3. Roster Commission (1897), p. 37, Vol. V.
  4. Dyer (1908), p. 208.
  5. CMOHS (2014).
  6. VCOnline (2020).

References
  • Dyer, Frederick H (1908). A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. Des Moines, IA: Dyer Pub. Co. ASIN B01BUFJ76Q.
  • Keesy, W. A., Rev. (1898). War as Viewed From the Ranks: Personal Recollections of the War of the Rebellion. Norwalk, OH: The Experiment and News Co. p. 276. OCLC 866522704.
  • Osborn, Hartwell (1904). Trials and Triumphs: The Record of the Fifty-Fifth Ohio Volunteer Infantry. Chicago, IL: A. C. McClurg & Co. p. 480. ISBN 9780259642121. OCLC 1152252048.
  • Reid, Whitelaw (1868a). The History of the State During the War, and the Lives of Her Generals. Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers. I. Cincinnati, OH: Moore, Wilstach, & Baldwin. ISBN 9781154801965. OCLC 11632330.
  • Reid, Whitelaw (1868b). The History of Her Regiments, and Other Military Organizations. Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers. II. Cincinnati, OH: Moore, Wilstach, & Baldwin. ISBN 9781154801965. OCLC 11632330.
  • Roster Commission, Ohio (1897). 54th–69th Regiments—Infantry. Official Roster of the Soldiers of the State of Ohio in the War on the Rebellion, 1861–1865. V. Akron, OH: The Werner Ptg. and Mfg. Co. p. 828. OCLC 1744402.
  • "STACEY, CHARLES". Congressional Medal of Honor Society. CMOHS. 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  • "Charles Stacey". THE COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE VICTORIA & GEORGE CROSS. VCOnline. 2020. Retrieved 2 May 2020.


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