David L. Stanton

David Leroy Stanton was an American Brevet Brigadier General who participated in the American Civil War. Stanton served in and commanded the 1st Maryland Infantry Regiment in the final months of the war, being brevetted for his services at the Battle of Five Forks.

David Leroy Stanton
Born(1840-02-02)February 2, 1840
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
DiedDecember 26, 1919(1919-12-26) (aged 79)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Buried
Loudon Park National Cemetery, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Allegiance United States (Union)
Branch United States Army (Union Army)
Years of service1861 – 1865
Rank Colonel
Bvt. Brigadier General
Commands held1st Maryland Infantry Regiment
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
Spouse(s)
Elizabeth Ann Hodson
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(m. 1865⁠–⁠1919)​

Biography

Stanton was born on February 2, 1840, in Baltimore and spent his early life as a merchant. When the American Civil War broke out, Stanton enlisted in the Union Army on May 15, 1861, as a 1st Sergeant of the 1st Maryland Infantry Regiment by President Lincoln himself.[1] being promoted to 2nd Lieutenant on November 1, 1861.[2] After being promoted to 1st Lieutenant on December 12, 1862, Stanton was promoted to Captain of Company I on March 7, 1864.[2][3] Around this time, Stanton participated at the Battle of Front Royal, the Harris Farm Engagement and the Battle of Globe Tavern.[3] Stanton was promoted to Major on December 2, 1864, and promoted to Lieutenant Colonel on February 21, 2022.[2][3] After being promoted to full Colonel on March 20, 1865, Stanton participated in the Appomattox campaign and was given command of the 2nd Brigade of the 2nd Division of the V Corps.[4][5] During the Battle of Five Forks, Colonel Richard N. Bowerman was severely wounded during the battle and Stanton took charge of Bowerman's men for the rest of the battle.[6] For his services in the battle, Stanton was brevetted Brigadier General on April 1, 1865, for "gallant conduct in the Battle of Five Forks, VA." with the brevetting confirmed in 1867.[3]

See also

References
  1. Supplement to the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies: Record of events. Broadfoot Publishing Company. 1996. p. 323. ISBN 9781568373256. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  2. "American Civil War Database". Civil War Data. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  3. Kevin Conley Ruffner (1997). Maryland's Blue and Gray: A Border State's Union and Confederate Junior Officer Corps. Louisiana State University Press. pp. 252–53. ISBN 9780807141823. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  4. Darrell L. Collins (August 12, 2013). The Army of the Potomac: Order of Battle, 1861-1865, with Commanders, Strengths, Losses and More. McFarland. p. 289. ISBN 9780786473465. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  5. Alice Rains Trulock (October 1, 2013). In the Hands of Providence: Joshua L. Chamberlain and the American Civil War. UNC Press Books. p. 395. ISBN 978-1469615660. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  6. Bearss, Edwin C., and Chris Calkins. The Battle of Five Forks. Lynchburg, VA: H. E. Howard, Inc., 1985., p. 490 ISBN 978-0-930919-20-7
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