Pvt. David Lewis Gifford Memorial-Dartmouth MA
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Don.Morfe
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This memorial statue is dedicated to Medal of Honor recipient Private David Lewis Gifford and all Dartmouth residents who served in the Civil War.
Waymark Code: WMWZV3
Location: Massachusetts, United States
Date Posted: 11/05/2017
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The memorial is located on the lawn of the Dartmouth Middle School, 366 Slocum Road, Dartmouth MA 02747.
The text of the plaque is: This memorial statue is dedicated to Medal of Honor recipient Private David Lewis Gifford Company B, 4th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Cavalry and all Dartmouth residents who served in the Civil War. 1861-1865.
His Medal of Honor information and citation is: GIFFORD, DAVID L.
• Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 4th Massachusetts Cavalry
• Place and date: At Ashepoo River, S.C., 24 May 1864
• Date of issue: 21 January 1897
Citation: Volunteered as a member of a boat crew which went to the rescue of a large number of Union soldiers on board the stranded steamer Boston and with great gallantry assisted in conveying them to shore, being exposed during the entire time to a heavy fire from a Confederate battery.
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Type of memorial: Monument
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