U.S. Army
Gifford, David L.ConflictCivil War
Year of Action1864
Unit/CommandCompany B, 4th Massachusetts Cavalry
HometownDartmouth, Massachusetts
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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