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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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! colspan="3" | Quick Links to military history and records | ! colspan="3" | Quick Links to military history and records | ||
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| [[#mil01|General Bibliography]] | | <center>[[#mil01|General Bibliography]]</center> | ||
| [[#mil02|Colonial Wars<br>(pre-1754)]] | | <center>[[#mil02|Colonial Wars<br>(pre-1754)]]</center> | ||
| [[#mil03|French and Indian Wars<br>(1754-1763)]] | | <center>[[#mil03|French and Indian Wars<br>(1754-1763)]]</center> | ||
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| [[#mil04|Loyalist Resources]] | | <center>[[#mil04|Loyalist Resources]]</center> | ||
| [[#mil05|Revolutionary War<br>(1776-1783)]] | | <center>[[#mil05|Revolutionary War<br>(1776-1783)]]</center> | ||
| [[#mil06|Shay's Rebellion<br>(1786)]] | | <center>[[#mil06|Shay's Rebellion<br>(1786)]]</center> | ||
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| [[#mil07|War of 1812<br>(1812-1815)]] | | <center>[[#mil07|War of 1812<br>(1812-1815)]]</center> | ||
| [[#mil08|American Civil War<br>(1861-1865)]] | | <center>[[#mil08|American Civil War<br>(1861-1865)]]</center> | ||
| [[#mil09|Spanish-American War<br>(1898)]] | | <center>[[#mil09|Spanish-American War<br>(1898)]]</center> | ||
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| [[#mil10|World War I<br>(1914-1918)]] | | <center>[[#mil10|World War I<br>(1914-1918)]]</center> | ||
| [[#mil11|World War II<br>(1941-1945)]] | | <center>[[#mil11|World War II<br>(1941-1945)]]</center> | ||
| [[#mil12|Korean Conflict<br>(1950-1953)]] | | <center>[[#mil12|Korean Conflict<br>(1950-1953)]]</center> | ||
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| [[#mil13|Vietnam Conflict<br>(1961-1973)]] | | <center>[[#mil13|Vietnam Conflict<br>(1961-1973)]]</center> | ||
| [[#mil14|First Gulf War<br>(1990-1991)]] | | <center>[[#mil14|First Gulf War<br>(1990-1991)]]</center> | ||
| [[#mil15|Iraq War [''conflict'']<br>(2003-2011)]] | | <center>[[#mil15|Iraq War [''conflict'']<br>(2003-2011)]]</center> | ||
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'''Records:''' [Note: Published records drawn from the originals in the [[#mac|Massachusetts Archives Collection]]] | '''Records:''' [Note: Published records drawn from the originals in the [[#mac|Massachusetts Archives Collection]]] | ||
[WORK IN PROGRESS] | *Nancy S. Voye, ed., ''Massachusetts Officers in the French and Indian Wars 1748-1763'' (Boston, 1975), xviii, unpaginated [ca. 475].<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2048434 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|12013|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 M2v}}.<br> | ||
*Robert E. MacKay, ed., ''Massachusetts Soldiers in the French and Indian Wars 1744-1755'' (Boston, 1978), xii, 505 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/4481914 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|11991|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 M2mc}}.<br> | |||
*K. David Goss and David Zarowin, eds., ''Massachusetts Soldiers in the French and Indian Wars 1755-1756'' (Boston, 1985), xxiv, 357 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11550451 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; {{FHL|253729|item|disp=FHL book 974.4 M2mo}}.<br> | |||
'''History:''' | |||
*Benjamin Doolittle, ''A Short Narrative of Mischief Done by the French and Indian Enemy, on the western frontiers of the province of Massachusetts-Bay'' (Boston, 1750; rep. New York, 1909), 27 pp.<br>No digital version found.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11268593 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FHL.<br> | |||
*William M. Fowler, ''Empires at War: the French and Indian War and the Struggle for North America, 1754-1763'' (New York, 2005), xxv, 332 pp.<br>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/56334323 WorldCat (Other Libraries)]; Not at FHL.<br> | |||
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