David Sloane Stanley
Born: June 1, 1828
Birthplace: Cedar Valley, Ohio
Father: John Bratton Stanley 1799 – 1873
(Buried: Shiloh Cemetery, Wabash, Indiana)
Mother: Sarah Peterson 1807 – 1839
(Buried: Congress Cemetery, Congress, Ohio)
Wife: Anna Maria Wright 1830 – 1895
(Buried: U.S. Soldiers and Airmen’s Home, Washington, D.C.)
Children:
Josephine Huntington Stanley Holbrook 1860 – 1927
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Sarah Eliza “Lillie” Stanley Rumbough 1861 – 1952
(Buried: Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia)
Anna Huntington Stanley Holbrook 1864 – 1907
(Buried: U.S. Soldiers and Airmen’s Home, Washington, D.C.)
Blanche H. Stanley 1871 – 1951
(Buried: U.S. Soldiers and Airmen’s Home, Washington, D.C.)
Colonel David Sheridan Stanley 1873 – 1942
(Buried: U.S. Soldiers and Airmen’s Home, Washington, D.C.)
Education:
1852: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (9th in class)
Occupation before War:
1852 – 1853: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, 2nd Dragoons
1852 – 1853: Attended Cavalry School of Practice Carlisle, Pennsylvania
1853 – 1855: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 2nd Dragoons
1853 – 1854: Served on Pacific Railroad Reconnaissance
1854: Frontier Duty at Fort McKavett, Texas
1854 – 1855: Frontier Duty at Fort Chadbourne, Texas
1855: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 1st Cavalry Regiment
1855 – 1861: 1st Lt. United States Army, 1st Cavalry Regiment
1856: Conductor of Recruits to Fort Pierre, Dakota Territory
1856: Served in the Disturbances on the Kansas Border
1856 – 1857: Frontier Duty at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
1857: Served in the Cheyenne Expedition
1857: Served at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
1857 – 1858: Served at Fort Riley, Kansas
1858: Served in the March to the Arkansas River
1859: U.S. Army Scout against Comanche Natives
1859: Served in the Skirmish at Fort Arbuckle, Indian Territory
1859 – 1860: Served at Fort Cobb, Indian Territory
1860 – 1861: Served at Fort Smith, Indian Territory
1861: Served at Fort Washita, Indian Territory
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain United States Army, 1st Cavalry Regiment
1861 – 1863: Captain United States Army, 4th Cavalry Regiment
1861: Served in Successful Evacuation of the Indian Territory
1861: Served in the Skirmish and Capture of Forsyth
1861: Served in the Battle of Dug Spring, Missouri
1861: Guarded trains during Battle of Wilson’s Creek
1861: Served in the retreat to Rolla
1861: Served in the Skirmish at Salem
1861 – 1862: Brigadier General, Union Army Volunteers
1861: Served in the March from St. Louis to Syracuse and Springfield
1861 – 1862: Absent from the Army due to broken leg
1862: Member of Military Commission at St. Louis, Missouri
1862: Served in the Capture of New Madrid
1862: Served in the Battle of Island No. 10
1862: Served in the Expedition to Fort Pillow
1862: Served in the Advance of Siege of Corinth, Mississippi
1862: Served in the Battle of Booneville, Mississippi
1862: Division Commander in Northern Mississippi and Alabama
1862: Served in the Battle of Iuka, Mississippi
1862: Served in the Battle of Corinth, Mississippi
1862 – 1863: Chief of Cavalry for Army of the Cumberland
1862 – 1866: Major General of Union Army Volunteers
1862: Served in the Skirmish at Franklin, Tennessee
1862: Served in the Battle of Nolansville, Tennessee
1862 – 1863: Served in the Battle of Stones River, Tennessee
1862: Brevetted Lt. Colonel for Gallantry at Battle of Stones River
1863: Served in the Advance on Tullahoma
1863: Served in the Expedition to Huntsville, Alabama
1863: Served in the Passage of Tennessee River & North Georgia Mtns
1863 – 1866: Major of United States Army, 5th Cavalry Regiment
1863 – 1864: Division Commander in the Army of the Cumberland
1864: Division Commander in the invasion of Georgia
1864 – 1866: Commander of 4th Army Corps, Army of the Cumberland
1864: Served in the Battle of Resaca, Georgia
1864: Brevetted Colonel for Gallantry at Battle of Resaca, Georgia
1864: Served in the Siege of Atlanta, Georgia
1864: Wounded in neck during the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee
1864 – 1865: on Sick leave disabled by his wound
1865: Commander of Union Army, District of Central Texas
1865: Brevetted Brigadier General for Gallantry at Battle of Ruff’s Station
1865 – 1866: Leave of Absence from Army awaiting Orders
1866: Mustered out of the Union Army on February 1st
Occupation after War:
1866 – 1884: Colonel of United States Army, 22nd Infantry Regiment
1866 – 1867: Commander of Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
1867 – 1874: Commander of Fort Sully, Dakota Territory
1873: Commander of Yellowstone Expedition
1874 – 1876: Commander of Fort Wayne, Michigan
1876 – 1878: Superintendent of General Recruiting Service
1878 – 1879: Regimental Commander at Fort Porter, New York
1879: Commander of U.S. Army District of North Texas
1879 – 1880: Commander of U.S. Army District of Nueces
1880 – 1881: Commander of U.S. Army Department of Texas
1881 – 1882: Regimental Commander at Fort Clark, Texas
1882 – 1883: Regimental Commander at Santa Fe, New Mexico
1883: Regimental Commander at Fort Marcy, New Mexico
1883: Regimental Commander at Fort Lewis, Colorado
1883 – 1884: Commander of U.S. Army District of New Mexico
1884 – 1892: Brigadier General in United States Army
1884 – 1892: Commander of U.S. Army Department of Texas
1892: Retired from United States Army on June 1st
1893: Recipient of the Medal of Honor for Battle of Franklin, Tennessee
1893 – 1898: Governor of Soldier’s Home in Washington, D.C.
1898: Resigned as Governor of Soldier’s Home on April 15th
1898 – 1902: Lived in Washington, D.C. as retired Military Officer
Died: March 13, 1902
Place of Death: Washington, D.C.
Cause of Death: Chronic interstitial nephritis
Age at time of Death: 74 years old
Burial Place: U.S. Soldiers and Airmen’s Home, Washington, D.C.
Medal of Honor Citation | The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Major General David Sloane Stanley, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 30 November 1864, while serving with U.S. Volunteers, in action at Franklin, Tennessee. At a critical moment Major General Stanley rode to the front of one of his brigades, reestablished its lines, and gallantly led it In a successful assault. |
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