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."
Is part of the Bancroft Memorial Library Local History Collection, Hopedale, Massachusetts. http://www.hopedale-ma.gov/Public_Documents/HopedaleMA_Library/index