b. 22/01/1843 Earith, Cambridgeshire, England. d. 17/10/1924 Norwalk, Ohio.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 02/07/1863 Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
Charles Stacey MOH
Stacey was born in Cambridgeshire, England. He enlisted in the Army on 13 September 1861 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. 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, he mustered out at the end of his enlistment and returned to Ohio.
MOH 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.
BURIAL LOCATION: WOODLAWN CEMETERY, NORWALK, OHIO.
MAUSOLEUM CRYPT 111.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
