David S. Stanley, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and Union Army general
Date of Birth: 01-Jun-1828
Date of Death: 13-Mar-1902
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Gemini 
About David S. Stanley
- David Sloane Stanley (June 1, 1828 – March 13, 1902) was a Union Army general during the American Civil War.
- After taking part in the liberation of the Upper Mississippi, and serving at Corinth and Stones River, he was made a corps commander under 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 favourable reports encouraged settlement of this region.
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