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David Sloane Stanley

Major General David Sloane Stanley, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on November 30, 1864 in Franklin, Tennessee during the Civil War.

U.S. Civil War November 30, 1864

Major General David Sloane Stanley was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on November 30, 1864 in Franklin, Tennessee during the Civil War. At the time he was serving with U.S. Volunteers. Stanley was 36 years old.

13 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on March 29, 1893, 28 years after the action.

Stanley was born on June 1, 1828 in Cedar Valley, Wayne County, Ohio. His Medal of Honor is credited to Congress, Wayne County, Ohio. Stanley died on March 13, 1902 in Washington, District of Columbia, at the age of 73. He is buried at Soldier's Home National Cemetery in Washington, District of Columbia.

Stanley 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

At a critical moment rode to the front of one of his brigades, reestablished its lines, and gallantly led it in a successful assault.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Battles and campaigns

Also served in: American Civil War.

Life beyond the battlefield

Source: Wikidata.

Places

  • Born: Cedar Valley — map
  • Died: Washington, D.C. — map
  • Buried: Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. June 1, 1828
    Born in Cedar Valley, Wayne County, Ohio
  2. November 30, 1864
    Act of valor — Franklin, Tennessee
    Age 36. U.S. Volunteers
  3. March 29, 1893
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. March 13, 1902
    Died in Washington, District of Columbia
    Age 73.
  5. Resting place
    Soldier's Home National Cemetery
    Washington, District of Columbia

Biography

David Sloane Stanley (June 1, 1828 – March 13, 1902) was a Union Army general during the American Civil War. Stanley took part in the Second Battle of Corinth and the Battle of Stones River as a division commander. He was later made a corps commander under William Tecumseh Sherman and sent to Tennessee to oppose John Bell Hood's Army of Tennessee. At a critical moment in the Battle of Franklin (November 1864), he saved part of George D. Wagner’s division from destruction, earning America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor. Later he explored the Yellowstone River, and his favorable reports encouraged settlement of this region.

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Named in his honor

Also honored for actions on November 30, 1864

OB Orson W. Bennett First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 JB John Harties Brown Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 Thomas Foulds Ellsworth Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 JG John C. Gaunt Private · Army Civil War · 1864 GG George Edward Gouraud Captain & Aide-de-Camp · Army Civil War · 1864 Abraham Greenawalt Private · Army Civil War · 1864 NH Newton H. Hall Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 George V. Kelley Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 JM James K. Merrifield Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 AR Alfred Ransbottom First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 JR John Henry Ricksecker Private · Army Civil War · 1864 Andrew Jackson Smith Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 ✦

See all 14 recipients for November 30, 1864 →

Same unit

Absalom Baird Brigadier General · Army Civil War · 1864 Daniel Adams Butterfield Brigadier General · Army Civil War · 1862 Newton Martin Curtis Brigadier General · Army Civil War · 1865 Lewellyn Garrish Estes Captain & Assistant Adjutant General · Army Civil War · 1864 Manning Ferguson Force Brigadier General · Army Civil War · 1864 Gabriel Grant Surgeon · Army Civil War · 1862 Oliver Otis Howard Brigadier General · Army Civil War · 1862 Horatio Collins King Major & Quartermaster · Army Civil War · 1865

More Civil War recipients from Ohio

GB George Butts Gunner's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1864 Wager Swayne Lieutenant Colonel · Army Civil War · 1862 FM Francis M. McMillen Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 EM Edward McGinn Private · Army Civil War · 1863 David L. Cockley First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 SG Samuel Grimshaw Private · Army Civil War · 1864
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata and Wikipedia. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.