Baker County Georgia - History - Indian Attack 1835 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.genrecords.net/gabaker/ ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb by: submitted by: Gerry Hill 1835-Dec 27th..A Petition-Baker Co Ga. Red Bluff...talked of an Indian and ask for a volunteer Company of Militia signed by Robert S. Hooks John G. Hooks and Hillary Hooks, among 20 or so others. 26 Dec 1835 Red Bluff Baker Co...Dr Sir on the morning of the 16th instant, a company of whites to the number of eight, came across some forty or fifty Indians in the Kiaka swamp, in this county. The Indians fired on the whites and killed two men. Wm. H. Ferguson and Allen Perry and wounded two others--the citizens of the county then collected and got assistance from Early and Mustered something like forty five strong--and went into the swamp the next day to get the dead and bury them. When the company found them Ferguson was stripped naked and robbed of #380 with his jaw bone broken and every tooth knocked out but one-- four severe cuts in the fact and on the head with the tomahawk. Perry's head was beaten into a complete jelly, his belly cut open his untrals taken out and hung on the bushes, castrated, and most shockingly hacked up and both eyes cut out. A Mr. Taber and Mr. Musgrove were wounded..Three Indians killed and some wounded. The Indians have embodied themselves in the same swamp, supposed to be about one hundred. We are not collecting all the men we can to drive them away. I assure you the people are so alarmed it is a difficult matter to collect men for really when they leave home, their wives and children are in danger of their lives, as well as the loss of property. I am fearful we will not be able to collect men enough. I regret very much the muskets have not yet reached our county. Securing the muskets would encourage the people a great idea. For heavens sake send us a volunteer company--the militia will rally around them..act as spies, and I shall then feel that we can drive very Indian from our country. It is supposed there are white men with the Indians. On the 20th there was another fight in our county with the Whites and Indians..the particulars I have not yet learned. Enclosed I send you my bravet as Colo of the 63rd Regnt. GM Also a return to me of an election held in Byron on the 23rd Inst for officers of a volunteer company..The object in forming this company is only to act in this emergency and they are now in service..having found out the camp of the Indians, they are acting as scouts until we can collect a sufficient force to give the Indians battle. It would be well to commission them..the company may march and continue as a volunteer company for a long time. Please write me on receipt of this what course to persue.