Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Private Charles Stacey received the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 2, 1863 in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with Company D, 55th Ohio Infantry. Stacey was 21 years old.
27 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on June 23, 1896, 32 years after the action.
Stacey was born on January 22, 1842 in England — one of 98 recipients born in England. His Medal of Honor is credited to Norwalk, Huron County, Ohio. Stacey died on October 17, 1924, at the age of 82. He is buried at Woodlawn Cemetery in Norwalk, Ohio.
Stacey is one of 1,525 Medal of Honor recipients from the Civil War and one of 256 credited to Ohio.
Official Medal of Honor 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.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
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- January 22, 1842Born in England
- July 2, 1863Act of valor — Gettysburg, PennsylvaniaAge 21. Company D, 55th Ohio Infantry
- June 23, 1896Medal of Honor presented
- October 17, 1924DiedAge 82.
- Resting placeWoodlawn CemeteryNorwalk, Ohio
Biography
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. he died in Ohio in 1924
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