John M. Drake
Union Army officer
Died when: 82 years 345 days (995 months)Star Sign: Capricorn
John Miller Drake (December 31, 1830 – December 11, 1913) 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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