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.
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 toward 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
- Battle of McDowell
- Battle of Cross Keys
- Battle of Cedar Mountain
- Second Battle of Bull Run
- Battle of Chancellorsville
- Gettysburg Campaign
- Battle of Gettysburg
Notes
- ^ a b Roster Commission (1897), p. 57, Vol. V.
- ^ Reid (1868b), p. 333, Vol. II.
- ^ Roster Commission (1897), p. 37, Vol. V.
- ^ Dyer (1908), p. 208.
- ^ CMOHS (2014).
- ^ 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.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - 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. Vol. 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. Vol. 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. Vol. 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.
External links
- Find a Grave, Charles Stacey
- Ohio in the Civil War: 55th Ohio Volunteer Infantry by Larry Stevens
- National flag of the 55th Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry
- Regimental flag of the 55th Ohio Infantry
- Eye witness accounts by Sergeant Luther Mesnard of Company D of OH 55th
