Ives, Washington, 1843-1925

Washington Mackey Ives was born September 29, 1843 in St. Augustine, Florida. His family moved to the Lake City area in 1845. Ives enlisted into the 4th Florida Infantry Regiment in the spring of 1862. He served in that unit for the balance of the Civil War and rose to the rank of Regimental Sergeant Major. After the war he returned to Lake City, where he began the practice of law. Ives was elected Mayor of Lake City in 1875 and a County Judge in Columbia County in 1877. He also served as a member of the Constitutional Convention of 1885.

From the description of Diary, 1860-1862. (Florida State Archive). WorldCat record id: 32413299

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