Drake, John M (John Miller), 1830-1913
Variant namesMember of the Oregon Cavalry during the Civil War; campaigned against the Snake Indians of Eastern Oregon; commanded Fort Boise, Idaho, in 1865; later employed by the Oregon Railway and Navigation Co. in Portland, Oregon; from 1894 until his death in 1913 a resident of San Jose, California.
From the description of Papers, 1864-1906. (Idaho State Historical Society Library & Archives). WorldCat record id: 42927789
John Miller Drake was born December 31, 1830 in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. He emigrated to California during the Gold Rush of 1849, relocating in Oregon nine years later, in 1858. He served as an officer in both the 1st Oregon Cavalry and 1st Oregon Infantry volunteer regiments during the Civil War. Following the war, he became the purchasing agent for the Oregon Railway & Navigation Company, a post he filled for 17 years. He died in Portland on December 11, 1913.
From the guide to the John Miller Drake Papers, 1841-1935, 1862-1895, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library)
John Miller Drake was born December 31, 1830 in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania. He emigrated to California during the Gold Rush of 1849, relocating in Oregon nine years later, in 1858. Drake served as an officer in both the 1st Oregon Cavalry and 1st Oregon Infantry volunteer regiments during the Civil War. Following the war, he became the purchasing agent for the Oregon Railway & Navigation Company, a post he filled for 17 years. Drake died in Portland on December 11, 1913.
From the description of John Miller Drake papers, 1862-1912. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 32935500
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correspondedWith | Gibbs, A. C. (Addison Crandall), 1825-1886. | person |
associatedWith | Noble, John F., 1828-ca. 1899. | person |
associatedWith | Oregon Railway and Navigation Company. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Oregon. Volunteer Cavalry, 1st. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Parrish, Charles W. | person |
associatedWith | Portland Board of Trade (Or.) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Portland Board of Trade (Portland, Or.) | corporateBody |
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associatedWith | United States. Army. Cavalry | corporateBody |
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Birth 1830-12-31
Death 1913-12-11