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Corporal · U.S. Army

Edward Stanley

Corporal Edward Stanley, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on August 26, 1869 at Seneca Mountain, Arizona during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns August 26, 1869

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Corporal Edward Stanley received the Medal of Honor for his actions on August 26, 1869 at Seneca Mountain, Arizona during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company F, 8th U.S. Cavalry. Stanley was about 23 years old.

The medal was presented on March 3, 1870.

Stanley was born in 1846 in New York, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to San Francisco, San Francisco County, California.

Stanley is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 142 credited to California.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry in action.

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

Timeline

  1. 1846
    Born in New York, New York
  2. August 26, 1869
    Act of valor — Seneca Mountain, Arizona
    Age about 23. Company F, 8th U.S. Cavalry
  3. March 3, 1870
    Medal of Honor presented

Same unit

HM Herbert Mahers Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 JM John Moran Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 PM Philip Murphy Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 TM Thomas Murphy Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 AS Albert Sale Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 JW Joseph Watson Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869

More Indian Campaigns recipients from California

JO John O'Callaghan Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 CD Charles H. Dickens Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 PG Patrick Golden First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 JK John Keenan Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 JL James Lawrence Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 HF Henry Falcott Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868
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.