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With the first permanent settlement at Plymouth, militias were formed to protect the early settlers. The most famous is the Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts Bay established in 1637. This guide is an overview, war-by-war, of histories and published records for those who served. There were other skirmishes of a lesser degree not listed here. To learn about the myriad involvements, consult the wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Wars United States Wars]. | With the first permanent settlement at Plymouth, militias were formed to protect the early settlers. The most famous is the Honorable Artillery Company of Massachusetts Bay established in 1637. This guide is an overview, war-by-war, of histories and published records for those who served. There were other skirmishes of a lesser degree not listed here. To learn about the myriad involvements, consult the wikipedia entry for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Wars United States Wars]. | ||
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| [[#mil01|General Bibliography]] | | [[#mil01|General Bibliography]] | ||
| [[#mil02|Colonial Wars (pre- | | [[#mil02|Colonial Wars<br>(pre-1754)]] | ||
| [[#mil03|French and Indian Wars ( | | [[#mil03|French and Indian Wars<br>(1754-1763)]] | ||
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| [[#mil04|Loyalist Resources]] | | [[#mil04|Loyalist Resources]] | ||
| [[#mil05|Revolutionary War (1776-1783)]] | | [[#mil05|Revolutionary War<br>(1776-1783)]] | ||
| [[#mil06|Shay's Rebellion (1786)]] | | [[#mil06|Shay's Rebellion<br>(1786)]] | ||
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| [[#mil07|War of 1812 (1812-1815)]] | | [[#mil07|War of 1812<br>(1812-1815)]] | ||
| [[#mil08|American Civil War (1861-1865)]] | | [[#mil08|American Civil War<br>(1861-1865)]] | ||
| [[#mil09|Spanish-American War (1898)]] | | [[#mil09|Spanish-American War<br>(1898)]] | ||
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| [[#mil10|World War I (1914-1918)]] | | [[#mil10|World War I<br>(1914-1918)]] | ||
| [[#mil11|World War II (1941-1945)]] | | [[#mil11|World War II<br>(1941-1945)]] | ||
| [[#mil12|Korean Conflict (1950-1953)]] | | [[#mil12|Korean Conflict<br>(1950-1953)]] | ||
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| [[#mil13|Vietnam Conflict (1961-1973)]] | | [[#mil13|Vietnam Conflict<br>(1961-1973)]] | ||
| [[#mil14|First Gulf War (1990-1991)]] | | [[#mil14|First Gulf War<br>(1990-1991)]] | ||
| [[#mil15|Iraq War [''conflict''] (2003-2011)]] | | [[#mil15|Iraq War [''conflict'']<br>(2003-2011)]] | ||
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<center>'''Colonial Wars (pre- | <center>'''Colonial Wars (pre-1754)'''</center> | ||
'''Records:''' | '''Records:''' [Note: Published records drawn from the originals in the [[#mac|Massachusetts Archives Collection]]] | ||
*Carole Doreski, ed., ''Massachusetts Officers and Soldiers in the Seventeenth-century Conflicts'' (Boston, 1982), xxvii, 260 pp.<br>Introduction online at [http://www.americanancestors.org/massachusetts-officers-and-soldiers-seventeenth-century/ AmericanAncestors.org].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/8785749 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|84216|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 M24d or film 1320664 Item 8}}.<br> | |||
*Mary E. Donahue, ed., ''Massachusetts Officers and Soldiers, 1702-1722: Queen Anne's War to Dummer's War'' (Boston, 1980), xxviii, 197 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7069252 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|11969|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 M2d}}.<br> | |||
*Myron O. Stachiw, ed., ''Massachusetts Officers and Soldiers, 1723-1743: Dummer's War to the War of Jenkins' Ear'' (Boston, 1979), xxvii, 282 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/5918294 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|11973|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 M2s}}.<br> | |||
'''History:''' | |||
*Benjamin Church and Henry Martyn Dexter, ''The History of King Philip's War'' (Boston, 1865), 2v.<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/details/historyofkingphichur Internet Archive], [http://books.google.com/books?id=hkIhAQAAMAAJ Google Books], and [http://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/009701318 Hathi Trust].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11283870 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FHL.<br> | |||
*Samuel G. Drake, ''A Particular History of the Five Years French and Indian War in New England and Parts Adjacent ... sometimes called Governor Shirley's War'' [1744-1749] (Albany, 1870), 312 pp.<br>Digital versions at [http://archive.org/details/particularhistor00drak Internet Archive] and [http://books.google.com/books?id=cHMOAAAAYAAJ Google Books].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11008074 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|286522|item|disp=FHL book 974 M2d}} (198? rep.).<br> | |||
*Michael J. Puglisi, ''Puritans Besieged: The Legacies of King Philip's War in the Massachusetts Bay Colony'' (Lanham, Md., 1991), xii, 244 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23462490 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FHL.<br> | |||
*William F. Ricketson, "To Be Young, Poor, and Alone: The Experiences of Widowhood in the Massachusetts Bay Colony" in ''New England Quarterly'', 64 [1991]: 113-127.<br>Based on a sampling of women, widowed in the King Philip's War, who petitioned the legislature.<br>Digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/stable/365900 Jstor] ($).<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1759778 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FHL.<br> | |||
*Eric B. Schultz and Michael J. Tougias, ''King Philip's War: The History and Legacy of America's Forgotten Conflict'' (Woodstock, Vt., 1999), xv, 416 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41299214 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FHL.<br> | |||
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<center>'''French and Indian Wars (1754-1763)'''<br>[Called Seven Years' War in Europe (war declared in 1756)]</center> | |||
'''Records:''' [Note: Published records drawn from the originals in the [[#mac|Massachusetts Archives Collection]]] | |||
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