Holman Melcher
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Holman Staples Melcher was an American military officer, businessman, and politician active during the Reconstruction Era. A faction of historians and soldiers controversially contend that he led the
Melcher in August 1864
The Battle of Spotsylvania, where Melcher was severely injured
Letterhead for H. S. Melcher Co.
The 20th Maine Regimental Association at Gettysburg in October 1889.
Bates College
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Bates College is a private liberal arts college in Lewiston, Maine, United States. Anchored by the Historic Quad, the campus of Bates totals 813 acres with a small urban campus. It maintains 600 acres
Holman Melcher
…his sister, Mary. He initially began schooling in towns near Topsham, in a small school district. After graduating from secondary school he enrolled at Bates College (then known as Maine State Seminary), at age fifteen. He was enrolled at the institution from 1858 to 1862, in Lewiston, Maine. In the spring of 1861…
The college's garnet gateways, 1906
Robert F. Kennedy (second from left), in front of Smith Hall, during Winter Carnival, 1944
View from the steps of Hathorn Hall in 2015
Hathorn Hall, 2015