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In the fall of 1865, Drake's regiment was planning a winter campaign against the
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Drake's records from his military service along with his journal describing the Army's 1864 campaign against the Snake
Indians are held by the Oregon Historical Society Research Library. The library also has Drake's personal letters, legal papers, private account books, business correspondence for
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Infantry as the regiment's second highest-ranking officer. While some detachments of the 1st Oregon Infantry occasionally skirmished with hostile Indian bands, most companies spent their time
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Cavalry found Chief Paulina's camp about twelve miles from Drake's camp, a site that later became Camp Maury. Before dawn the next morning a small group of soldiers and Warm Springs Indian scouts led by Lieutenant
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After leaving the Army, Drake became the purchasing agent for the Oregon
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has an elevation of 8,407 feet (2,562 m). There is also a smaller mountain, Drake Butte, located in the
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