Maj. Gen. David S. Stanley
Born: June 1, 1828
Cedar Valley, Ohio
Died: March 13, 1902
Washington, D.C.
1852: West Point Graduate
March 1861: Captain
September 28, 1861: Brigadier General
March 11, 1863: Major General of Volunteers
1865: Colonel
1884: Brigadier General
Maj. Gen. David S. Stanley
1852: West Point Graduate - 9th out of 43 Cadets
Assigned to Western frontier to survey railroad routes
Engaged in Indian fighting
March 1861: Promoted to Captain
August 10, 1861: Battle of Wilson's Creek
September 28, 1861: President Lincoln appointed Stanley as Brigadier General of U.S. Volunteers, but Senate did not confirm appointment until March 7, 1862
February 28 - April 8, 1862: Battle of New Madrid and Island Number 10
April 29 - May 30, 1862: Siege of Corinth
September 19, 1862: Battle of Iuka
October 3-4, 1862: 2nd Battle of Corinth - Commanded a division of infantry in Army of the Mississippi
December 31, 1862 - January 2, 1863: Battle of Stone's River - Led the cavalry in Army of the Cumberland
March 11, 1863: Appointed Major General of Volunteers with rank of November 29, 1862
June 24 - July 3, 1863: Tullahoma Campaign
Late 1863: Fell ill and missed the Battle of Chickamauga
1864: Under Major Gen. Sherman, was division commander in the IV Corps during the Atlanta Campaign
May 13-15, 1864: Battle of Resaca
Promoted to IV Corps commander when Maj. Gen. Oliver Howard is named commander of the Army of the Tennessee
After capturing the city, Maj. Gen. Sherman sent IV Corps to Tennessee to protect the state from Hood's Army of Tennessee
November 30, 1864: Battle of Franklin
After the war was appointed colonel of the 22nd U.S. Infantry in the Dakota Territory until 1874
1873: Yellowstone Expedition - His favorable reports led to subsequent settlements
1879: Along with his regiment, was assigned to Texas to suppress the Indian raids
1882: Ordered to Santa Fe, New Mexico and placed in command of the District of New Mexico
1884: Appointed Brigadier General in regular army and assigned command of the Department of Texas
1892: Retired from the Army
1893 - 1898: Governor of Soldier's Home in Washington, D.C.
Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1967. p791
David S. Stanley. 8 November2023. web. 16 November 2023.
Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Blue Lives of the Union Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1964. p 470-471