This assortment of six Civil War cents and patriotic tokens were carried during the Civil War by Private Charles Stacey, Co. "D", 55th Ohio Vol. Infantry. The collection came directly from his great, great grandson. He sold these at the same time as his diaries and other effects. Items are - a James Childs sutler token, an 1863 Union Forever token, an 1857 U.S. one cent, an 1863 Hussey's Special Message Post token, an 1863 New York one cent, and an 1863 Liberty and No Slavery token.

Charles Stacey was born in England on January 22, 1842. He enlisted at the age of 19 as a private at Norwalk, Ohio on September 13, 1861. He was mustered into Co. "D" and was mustered out on October 19, 1864. He is listed as a POW on July 2, 1863 at Gettysburg, PA. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on July 2 at Gettysburg for voluntarily taking an advanced position on the line in order to spot Confederate sharpshooters. Stacey died on October 17, 1924 and is buried in Woodlawn Cemetery in Norwalk, OH.  [SL]

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