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 STANLEY

STAXNARD

army corps, under Sherman in the Atlanta cam- paign, Maj' 3-Sept. 8, 1864; was wounded at Jonesboro, and took part in the siege of Atlanta, July-September, 1864. He was brevetted colonel, May 15, 1864, for gallant services at the battle of Resaca, Ga. ; engaged in the pursuit of Hood's army into Alabama, and opposed that general's advance toward Nashville, Tenn. He was in command at Spring Hill, Tenn., Nov. 29, 1864. At Franklin, Tenn., he first withdrew the army from the desperate position in which it was placed on the eve of the battle, and by placing himself at the head of a brigade, and leading a charge, he restored the broken line and recaptured the Federal guns taken early in the day. His horse was killed under him. and as he regained his feet he was struck in the back of the neck by a musket ball, which entered opposite the vertebra on one side and passed behind it, coming out at the opposite point on the otlier side, but he still remained on the field until the victory was as- sured ; the only instance in the history of the war of a corps commander, or the commander of a division, leading a brigade in a desperate emer- gency and turning defeat into victory. General Thomas, in speaking of the battle says, "his [Stanley's] gallantry was so marked as to merit the admiration of all who saw him. It was here that his personal bravery was more decidedly brought out, perhaps, than on any other field, and the terrible destruction and defeat which checked the fierce assaults of the enemy were due more to his heroism and gallantry than to any other officer on the field." He was on sick leave of absence, December, lS64-January, 1865 ; was bre- vetted brigadier-general, U.S.A., March 13, 1865, for gallant services at Ruff's Station, Ga., and major-general the same date, for services at Franklin, Tenn. He commanded tiie district of Central Texas, July-December, 1865, and was mustered out of volunteer sevice, Feb. 1, 1866. He was promoted colonel, 22d infantry, July 28, 1866, and commanded at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., 1866-67, and at Fort Sully, Dak., 1867-74. He commanded the Yellowstone expedition of 1873 ; served against the Indians in western Texas ; and commanded the district of New Mexico with headquarters at Santa Fe, 1882-84. He was appointed brigadier-general, U.S.A., in March, 1884, and assigned to the department of Texas. He was retired in June, 1892. He died at Washington, D.C., March 13, 1902.

STANLEY, Edward, representative, was born in Newberne, N.C., 1808; son of John Stanley, who was a repi'esentative in the 7th and 11th con- gresses, 1801-03 and 1809-11. He was graduated from the American Literary, Scientific and Mili- tary academy, Norwich university, in 1829 ; and practised law in Beaufort, N.C. He was a repre-

sentative in the state legislature, 1844-46 ; speaker of the house in 1848 ; attorney-general of North Carolina in 1847, and aWhig representative in 25lh 20th and 27th congresses, 1837-43, and in the 31st and 32d congresses, 1849-53. He removed to California in 1853 ; practised law ; was the un- successful candidate for governor in 1857 ; and was appointed military governor of eastern North Carolina by President Lincoln in 1861. At the close of the war he returned to California. He was married to a daughter of Dr. Hugh James of Hyde county, N.C. He died in San Francisco, Cal., July 12, 1872.

STANLY, Fabius, naval ofiicer, was born in Newberne, N.C, Dec. 15, 1815 ; son of John Stanly. He was appointed a midshipman in the U.S. navy, Dec. 20, 1831 ; was promoted lieutenant, Sept. 8, 1841, and served throughout the Mexican war in the Pacific squadron, taking part in the capture of San Francisco, and led the storming party at the capture of Guaymas. He commanded the outposts at the capture of Mazatlan, where he was wounded. In 1850 he commanded a Pacific mail steamer ; was in command at the Mare Island navy yard, 1855-58 ; commanded the store ship SujJjily, during the Paraguay expedition, 1858-59 ; and the steamer Wyandotte, off the coast of Cuba, 1859-60. While at Key West in December, 1860, he was over-zealous in preventing the capture of Fort Taylor by supposed secessionists, and was transferred to the receiving ship Independence, off San Francisco. He was promoted commander. May 19, 1861 ; was assigned to the steamer Nar- ragansett in the Pacific, 1862-64 ; commanded the State of Georgia, Admiral Dahlgren's squadron, off the coast of South Carolina, 1864-65, and took part in the Santee and Bull's Bay expeditions. He was promoted captain, July 25, 1866 ; commo- dore, July 1, 1870 ; rear-admiral, Feb. 12, 1874, and was retired on his own application, June 4. 1874. He died in Washington, D.C., Sept. 5, 1882.

STANNARD, George Jennison, soldier, was born in Georgia, Vt., Oct. 20, 1820. He attended academies in Vermont and obtained employment in the St. Albans Foundry Co., in 1845, becoming joint proprietor in 1860. In 1861 he was commis- sioned lieutenant-colonel, 2d Vermont volun- teers, and served at the first battle of Bull Run. He was promoted colonel, 9th Vermont infantry, under General Pope ; was promoted brigadier- general of volunteers, March 11, 1863, and com- manded a brigade at the battle of Gettysburg, opposing Longstreet's assault on the second day, and being wounded during Pickett's assault on the third day. He commanded the 1st brigade, 2d division, 18th army corps, at Cold Harbor, and commanded a brigade at Petersburg. He commanded the Union troops at Fort Harrison, Sept. 19, 1864, where he lost an arm, and was