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Private · U.S. Army

Eben Stanley

Private Eben Stanley, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on March 27, 1873 at Turret Mountain, Arizona Territory during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns March 27, 1873

Private Eben Stanley was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on March 27, 1873 at Turret Mountain, Arizona Territory during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company A, 5th U.S. Cavalry. Stanley was about 30 years old.

One other service member also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 12, 1875, 2 years after the action.

Stanley was born in February 1843 in Leon, Decatur County, Iowa. His Medal of Honor is credited to Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico. Stanley died on November 18, 1904 in Cold Springs, New Mexico, at the age of about 61. He is buried at Hillsboro Cemetery in Hillsboro, New Mexico.

Stanley is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 9 credited to New Mexico.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry in action.

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

Timeline

  1. February 1843
    Born in Leon, Decatur County, Iowa
  2. March 27, 1873
    Act of valor — Turret Mountain, Arizona Territory
    Age about 30. Company A, 5th U.S. Cavalry
  3. April 12, 1875
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. November 18, 1904
    Died in Cold Springs, New Mexico
    Age about 61.
  5. Resting place
    Hillsboro Cemetery
    Hillsboro, New Mexico

Also honored for actions on March 27, 1873

WA William Allen First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1873

Same unit

DB Daniel Bishop Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1873 JH James Madison Hill First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1873 Bernard Taylor Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 ✦ RV Rudolph von Medem Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872

More Indian Campaigns recipients from New Mexico

FO Francis Oliver First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.