Army. His only son, David Sheridan Stanley, and five of his grandsons (including Willard Ames Holbrook, Jr.) would later graduate from West Point. Additionally, his son, David Sheridan Stanley was the principal founder of the Army Navy Country Club, located in Arlington, VA. Medal of Honor citation Rank and Organization: Major General, U.S. Volunteers. Place and Date: At Franklin, Tenn., November 30, 1864. Entered Service At: Congress, Wayne County, Ohio. Born: June 1, 1828, Cedar Valley, Ohio. Date of Issue: March 29, 1893. Citation: At a critical moment rode to the front of one of his brigades, reestablished its lines, and gallantly led it in a successful assault. See also List of Medal of Honor recipients List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: Q–S List of American Civil War generals (Union) Notes References Eicher, John H., and David J. Eicher, Civil War High Commands. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2001. . Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Blue: Lives of the Union Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1964. . Attribution Further reading Jacobson, Eric A., and Richard A. Rupp. For Cause & for Country: A Study of the Affair at Spring Hill and the Battle of Franklin. Franklin, TN: O'More Publishing, 2007. . External links George W. Cullum's Register of Officers and Graduates of the United States Military Academy, Vol. II, p.478, Class of 1852, #1544 David S. Stanley (Ap'd O.), 9/42 1828 births 1902 deaths People from Wayne County, Ohio People from Cuyahoga County, Ohio United States Military Academy alumni Union Army generals People of Ohio in the American Civil War United States Army Medal of Honor recipients Burials at United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor Sons of the American Revolution