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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - The Civil War/Reconstruction Era as Experienced in Biddeford & Saco - Page 5 of 17

"Even when cotton manufacturing became scarce, they worked on army tents, wagon covers, heavy drills, and jeans for military use."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Junior Martin in cadet uniform, Bangor, ca. 1871

"… formed a cadet company and began in December 1871 drilling with the Jameson Guards, a state militia group."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Dancing Fraternity, City of Bangor, 1868

"… supervision, with all the precision of military drill, when by some dextrous movement order would be at once brought out of apparent confusion, he…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Boy at Bangor post Civil War parade, 1865

"… up kip boots." He added that the boys had been drilled several days before marching in the parade."

Life on a Tidal River - Three Civil War Letters - Page 2 of 4

"… transformed the Army of the Potomac into a well-drilled military machine.Bangor Historical Society Gen."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"From June 4 to November 9, 1921, a well was drilled and a water system installed in the school. In 1923, the school finally received a cement…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"… eye-bars, were sunken and anchored into holes drilled down to bedrock. These holes were so deep, and the eye-bars so stable, that folks suggested…"