subject: Generals
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Letter from General William Franklin Draper to his son, Clare Hill Draper, April 28, 1899
description- – A letter from General William Franklin Draper to his son Clare Hill Draper written from the Embassy of the United States in Rome while he was the Ambassador to Italy. The letter talks about his views on life and what his son should consider as he plans for his future. He stresses commitment and duty to the community. He tells him he should make his life useful to the community and that he should make life valuable and satisfactory to himself as long as it does not interfere with the public good. General William Franklin Draper was the Ambassador to Italy from 1896-1899.
- – Legislators--United States--1890-1990
- – Draper, William F. (William Franklin), 1842-1910--Correspondence
- – Draper family
- – Draper, Clare Hill
- – United States.Army--Generals
- – 1899-04-28
- – Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
- – text/pdf
- – English
General William Franklin Draper as a young man
description- – A cabinet card photograph of William Franklin Draper as a young man. William F. Draper, born April 9, 1842, was the son of George and Hannah Draper. He was made a Brigadier General for his gallant service in the Civil War, and served as both the ambassador to Italy and as a Massachusetts Congressman in the 1890s.
- – Legislators--United States--1890-1990
- – United States.Army.Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 36th
- – Draper family
- – United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- – United States.Army.Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 25th
- – United States.Army--Generals
- – Draper, William F. (William Franklin), 1842-1910
- – 1870-1890?
- – Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
- – image/jpg
- – English
Statue of General William F. Draper
description- – A photograph of the Statue of General William Franklin Draper located in Draper Park in the heart of Milford, Massachusetts. The statue shows General William F. Draper seated upon a horse. Both the park and the statue were presented to the town by his wife, Susan Preston Draper, in 1912, shortly after his death on Jan. 28, 1910. The statue was designed by Daniel Chester French, probably best known for his statue of Lincoln at the Lincoln Memorial.
- – Legislators--United States--1890-1990
- – French, Daniel Chester, 1850-1931
- – United States.Army.Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 36th
- – Equestrian statues--Massachusetts--Milton
- – Draper family
- – United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- – United States.Army.Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 25th
- – United States.Army--Generals
- – Draper, William F. (William Franklin), 1842-1910
- – 1912-1940?
- – Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
- – image/jpg
- – English
General William Franklin Draper
description- – A photograph of General William Franklin Draper standing in full military uniform, sword at his side and hat in his hand. William F. Draper enlisted in a local volunteer company, later Company B of the 25th Massachusetts regiment, that his father, George Draper, was instrumental in raising. William F. Draper was chosen second lieutenant although he was only a little over nineteen years old. He served for 4 years and was severely wounded in the battle of Wilderness, though he returned to the field later. He was made a brigadier-general for"gallant service during the war."Both regiments he was engaged with were"fighting regiments."The 25th Massachusetts had nearly seventy percent of their number wounded or killed at Cold Harbor, while the 36th Massachusetts, in the campaign beginning with the Wilderness, had every field and line officer, except one, killed or wounded.
- – Legislators--United States--1890-1990
- – United States.Army.Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 36th
- – Draper family
- – United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- – United States.Army.Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 25th
- – United States.Army--Generals
- – Draper, William F. (William Franklin), 1842-1910
- – 1880-1900?
- – Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
- – image/jpg
- – English
General William Franklin Draper as a young man
description- – A carte de visite photograph of William Franklin Draper as a young man. William F. Draper, born April 9, 1842, was the son of George and Hannah Draper. During the Civil War, William F. Draper enlisted in a local volunteer company, later Company B of the 25th Massachusetts regiment, that his father, George Draper, was instrumental in raising. William F. Draper was chosen second lieutenant although he was only a little over nineteen years old. He served for 4 years and was severely wounded in the battle of Wilderness, though he returned to the field later. He was made a brigadier-general for"gallant service during the war."
- – Legislators--United States--1890-1990
- – United States.Army.Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 36th
- – Draper family
- – United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
- – United States.Army.Massachusetts Infantry Regiment, 25th
- – United States.Army--Generals
- – Draper, William F. (William Franklin), 1842-1910
- – 1860-65?
- – Wires
- – Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index
- – image/jpg
- – English
Colonel J.H. Whitney and Lieutenant O.J. Whitney
description- – A photograph of Colonel Josephus Henderson Whitney and Lieutenant O.J. Whitney of the Massachusetts 5th Infantry regiment in front of a tent in a army encampment during the Spanish-American War, ca. 1898. Josephus Henderson Whitney was promoted to Brigadier General on February 23, 1901.
- – Spanish-American War, 1898--Massachusetts
- – Whitney, O.J.
- – Massachusetts.Militia--Infantry Regiment, 5th
- – Whitney, Josephus Henderson
- – United States.Army--Generals
- – 1898?
- – Is part of the Spanish-American War, 1898 Collection. Massachusetts National Guard Museum&Archives, Worcester, Massachusetts. http://www.mass.gov/guard/museum/index.htm
- – image/jpg
- – English
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