Private David Gifford Memorial Statue (Smith Mills, Massachusetts)

Private David Gifford Memorial Statue (Smith Mills, Massachusetts)

The memorial to Private David Lewis Gifford is a life-size statue of a local war hero and medal of honor recipient, best known for his daring rescue expedition to save troops on the stranded union steamer ship, USS Boston. The statue depicts Gifford crouched behind a boulder with a rifle in hand, in a pose meant to represent him fighting in open skirmish order. Located on the campus of Dartmouth Middle School, the statue is right at eye-level with the children who come into contact with it on a daily basis. The statue was created through a collaboration between the Dartmouth Veterans Memorial Park Committee and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Sculpture Program, designed by sculptor Johnathan Pellitteri. It was erected in 2004, and the middle school celebrated the statue's dedication with a living history encampment in which participants dressed in Civil War era costume.

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Sculpture Program

american

2004-10-14

English

Site

2026

2004-10-14

m x m x m

current,41.626383,-70.964817;

Students and parents of Dartmouth Middle School

Johnathan Pellitteri

United States

Private David Gifford Memorial Statue

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Dartmouth Middle School

Statue - other

Dartmouth Veterans Memorial Park Committee and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Sculpture Program

Dartmouth Middle School

Bronze

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.

Dartmouth Veterans Memorial Park Committee and the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Sculpture Program

Massachusetts

Bristol

Union

Smith Mills