David Sloane Stanley (June 1, 1828 – March 13, 1902) was a Union Army general during the American Civil War.

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.

He engaged in Indian fighting and was promoted to captain in March 1861, shortly before the outbreak of the Civil War.

[2] Fighting in the Western Theater, he participated in the operations against New Madrid, Missouri and the Battle of Island Number Ten.

He commanded the Yellowstone Expedition of 1873, successfully conducting his troops through several unmapped areas, and his favorable reports on the country led to subsequent settlement of the region.

His son-in-law, Willard Ames Holbrook (married to his daughter, Anna Huntington Stanley, American Impressionist artist), also served as a major general in the U.S. Army.

His only son, David Sheridan Stanley, and five of his grandsons (including Willard Ames Holbrook, Jr.) would later graduate from West Point.

[4] Additionally, his son, David Sheridan Stanley was the principal founder of the Army Navy Country Club, located in Arlington, VA. Rank and Organization: Citation: Attribution