tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post8966586632160199397..comments2024-03-27T14:30:10.785-04:00Comments on JOHN BANKS' <br> CIVIL WAR BLOG: Antietam: Seeking the elusive story of Captain John DrakeJohn Bankshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04384617564864766357noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31912334.post-82099188500083238492012-11-30T13:36:40.343-05:002012-11-30T13:36:40.343-05:00Thanks for this John - I updated my listing for hi...Thanks for this John - I updated my listing for him, and grabbed his face too. In googling I find there's a 2 page article about him titled "A Brief but Gallant Career, Capt. John L. Drake Antietam 1862" in the December 1978 issue of Arms Gazette magazine (ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/ARMS-GAZETTE-V6-N3-December-1978-Colt-s-Philippine-Constabulary-Revolver-/221157712463). I suspect it's in the context of a presentation revolver Colt gave Capt Drake before he left for the War. Brian Downeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10208140752257451676noreply@blogger.com