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=== History  ===
=== History  ===


Lord Dunmore's War was fought between Virginian colonists and the Shawnee, Mingo, and Delaware Indians.&nbsp; The fighting and/or troop movements were in&nbsp;Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio.  
Lord Dunmore's War was fought between Virginian colonists and the Shawnee, Mingo, and Delaware Indians. The fighting and/or troop movements were in Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio.  


Most men who served in Lord Dunmore's War were between the ages of 16 and 60, born between 1714-1758.&nbsp; Some were born as early as 1704 or as late as 1762.
Most men who served in Lord Dunmore's War were between the ages of 16 and 60, born between 1714-1758. Some were born as early as 1704 or as late as 1762.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/181623  Reuben Gold Thwaites and Louise Phelps Kellogg, eds, ''Documentary history of Dunmore's war, 1774'' Madison : Wisconsin Historical Society, 1905. FS Library Digital]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/181623  Reuben Gold Thwaites and Louise Phelps Kellogg, eds, ''Documentary history of Dunmore's war, 1774'' Madison : Wisconsin Historical Society, 1905. FS Library Digital]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1673549 Virgil A. Lewis, ''History of the Battle of Point Pleasant : fought between white men and Indians at the mouth of the Great Kanawha River (now Point Pleasant, West Virginia), Monday, October 10th, 1774, the chief event of the Lord Dunmore's War'' Charleston, West Virginia : The Tribune Printing Co., Charleston West Virginia, 1909 FS Library Digital]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1673549 Virgil A. Lewis, ''History of the Battle of Point Pleasant : fought between white men and Indians at the mouth of the Great Kanawha River (now Point Pleasant, West Virginia), Monday, October 10th, 1774, the chief event of the Lord Dunmore's War'' Charleston, West Virginia : The Tribune Printing Co., Charleston West Virginia, 1909 FS Library Digital]

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Lord Dunmore's War, 1774
Participants [1]
Colonies Native Americans

History[edit | edit source]

Lord Dunmore's War was fought between Virginian colonists and the Shawnee, Mingo, and Delaware Indians. The fighting and/or troop movements were in Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio.

Most men who served in Lord Dunmore's War were between the ages of 16 and 60, born between 1714-1758. Some were born as early as 1704 or as late as 1762.

Records[edit | edit source]

Colonies:


Native Americans:

  • Shawnees
  • Mingos


General Society of Colonial Wars

The General Society of Colonial Wars was established in 1893. Membership in the society requires that the member be a male at least 18 years of age and be able to show direct lineage to an ancestor who served in the Colonial Wars. See General Society of Colonial Wars for more information on the society and its records.

Websites[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Wikipedia contributors, Dunmore's War, (accessed 01 February 2012).
  • FamilySearch Library US/Canada Consultants, "Lord Dunmore's War, History,"inLAD Release 4.1, FamilySearch Library, 2004, mjm.

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