John M. Drake
Military Person
1830 – 1913
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Who was John M. Drake?
John Miller Drake was a Union Army officer in the 1st Oregon Cavalry and the 1st Oregon Infantry regiments during the American Civil War. He eventually reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He led one of the first campaigns to respond to the threat Chief Paulina posed to settlers and rival Indians in central Oregon. Later he was a purchasing agent for the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company.
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- Born
- Dec 31, 1830
Stroudsburg - Also known as
- John Drake
- Died
- Dec 11, 1913
Portland
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on July 23, 2013
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