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History of Military Units in Columbia County, FL (1970) Robert Gary Shields
According to state records, in the spring of 1845 the Columbia
county grand jury presented a plea for "the removal of the Seminole
Indians, who may prove dangerous in event of war with a foreign
power by serving as guides against settlers."
On Dec. 17, 1845, William Reed ( Redd ) deposed, before George
L. Phillipsy Justice of the Peace, St. Johns County, that he had"
"lived at White Sulphur. Springs on line between Hamilton and Columbia
Counties, since 1830." He commanded a company of volunteers during
the Seminole Indian War.
Edward R. Ives served as a soldier in the Indian wars of
1835 and 1855.
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