John M. Drake papers
Collection
Identifier: MS 0363
Summary
Biographical information and a handwritten journal dealing with the Indian campaign in Eastern Oregon in 1864. Also includes one essay about the Oregon Cavalry.
Dates
- Creation: 1864 - 1906
General Note
Member 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.
Extent
0.25 Cubic Feet (1 small document box.)
Language of Materials
English
General Note
Unpublished guide.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Idaho State Archives Manuscript Collections Repository