Close Calls: Melcher, above, and Chamberlain were nearly killed within weeks of each other in 1864—Melcher at Spotsylvania Court House in May and Chamberlain at Petersburg on June 18. (Maine State Archives)
Close Calls: Melcher, above, and Chamberlain were nearly killed within weeks of each other in 1864—Melcher at Spotsylvania Court House in May and Chamberlain at Petersburg on June 18. (Maine State Archives)