Enlisted at Epsom Aug. 15, 1862. Transferred to Veterans Reserve Corps Jan. 15, 1864 and discharged June 30, 1865 at Indianapolis, IN. From GAR Book "He deems the most important events in his service was when he got out of the Battle of Fredericksburg alive and his experience in guarding Rebel Prisoners at Indianapois." Member GAR Post 66. Born in Concord, NH December 20, 1820, the family moved shortly after to Epsom. He was the son of Benjamin Bickford and Sarah L. Eastman. At about 18 he went to Massachusetts and worked in powder mills. He married in Lowell, MA January 01, 1847, Emily J. Gray. After marriage he returned with his wife to Epsom (1849). He died at the Veterans Home in Tilton, NH November 08, 1916. He is buried in the Bickford Family Cemetery on River Road in Epsom, NH.