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The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco

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B Company, Fifth Maine Infantry Regiment, served as the most Biddeford dense Maine company during the Civil War. B Company served as Home Guards meaning they were called into service for the protection of public property within the State.

By the end of 1861, Biddeford and Saco citizens were a part of almost all Maine regiments participating in the Civil War.

These regiments included 1st Maine Infantry, 3rd Maine Infantry, 4th Maine Infantry, 5th Maine Infantry, 6th Maine Infantry, 7th Maine Infantry 8th Main Infantry, 9th Maine Infantry, 10th Maine Infantry, 12th Maine Infantry, 13th Maine Infantry, 1st Maine Calvary, 1st Battery of Mounted Artillery, and 5th Battery of Mounted Artillery.