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George Colbert

George Colbert
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Colbert, c. 1830
Chickasaw leader
In office
1834–1839
Preceded byLevi Colbert
Personal details
Bornc. 1764
Chickasaw Nation
(present-day Alabama)
DiedNovember 7, 1839 (1839-11-08) (aged 75)
Fort Towson, Indian Territory
Cause of deathNatural causes
Resting placeChoctaw County, Oklahoma
Relations
Children8
ParentJames Colbert (father)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Years of service1814–1815
RankCaptain
UnitMajor Blue's Detachment, Chickasaw Indians
WarsWar of 1812

George Colbert (c. 1764 – November 7, 1839) was an early 19th-century Chickasaw leader who commanded 350 Chickasaw auxiliary troops who fought under Major General Andrew Jackson during the Creek War. He also served as an officer in Major Blue's Detachment of Chickasaw Indians during the later part of the War of 1812.

Colbert temporarily became principal chief of the Chickasaw, succeeding his older brother Levi who died in 1834. A planter who owned significant cotton lands and numerous slaves in Mississippi, he operated a ferry across the Tennessee in northwest Alabama. In 1834, he signed the treaty that finalized the tribe's removal.


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