King Philip's War, 1675-1676

United States U.S. Military  Colonial Wars, 1607-1763  King Philip's War, 1675-1676

History
King Philip's War was fought between colonists in Massachusetts and Connecticut and the Wampanoag Indians led by Metacom and their allies, the Nipmuck and Narragansett Indians. Metacom was called King Philip by the colonists. Most men who served in King Philip's War were between the ages of 16 and 60, born between 1615 and 1660, though some were born as early as 1605 or as late as 1664.
 * Soldiers in King Philip's War; being a critical account of that war, with a concise history of the Indian wars of New England from 1620-1677, official lists of the soldiers of Massachusetts colony serving in Philip's war, and sketches of the principal officers, copies of ancient documents and records relating to the war, also lists of the Narragansett grantees of the United colonies, Massachusetts, Plymouth and Connecticut. 1896. By George M. Bodge. Leominster, Mass., 2nd ed. Rep. Baltimore, 1967. . Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive. WorldCat (Other Libraries).
 * The history of Philip's War, commonly called the Great Indian War, of 1675 and 1676 : also, of the French and Indian wars at the eastward, in 1689, 1690, 1692, 1696, and 1704.... 1827. By Thomas Church, Samuel G. Drake. Boston, Massachusetts: J.H.A. Frost. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * King Philip's War : based on the archives and records of Massachusetts, Plymouth, Rhode Island and Connecticut, and contemporary letters and accounts, with biographical and topographical notes. 1906. By George W. Ellis and John E. Morris. New York, New York : Grafton Press. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * The History of the Indian Wars in New England from the First Settlement to the Termination of the War with King Philip in 1677. 1969. By Hubbard, William. New York, New York: Kraus Reprint. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Flintlock and tomahawk : New England in King Philip's War. 1958. By Douglas Edward Leach. New York, New York : W.W. Norton.
 * The history of King Philip's War. 1990. By Rev. Increase Mather. Bowie, Maryland : Heritage Books, Inc.
 * The Great swamp fight 19th of December 1675. By Hamilton B. Tompkins. Online at: Internet Archive.
 * Kyle F. Zelner, A Rabble in Arms: Massachusetts Towns and Militiamen during King Philip's War New York: New York University Press, 2010 Focus is on Essex County, Massachusetts

Records
Colonies:


 * Connecticut
 * Connecticut archives : selected papers of colonial wars
 * Massachusetts
 * Rhode Island

Native Americans:


 * Wampanoag Tribes
 * Nipmuc
 * Podunk
 * Narragansett
 * Nashaway


 * Mohegan (allied with colonists)
 * Pequot (allied with colonists)

 Additional Sources 
 * Indigenous Peoples of Connecticut
 * Indigenous Peoples of Massachusetts
 * Indigenous Peoples of Rhode Island

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.


 * General Society of Colonial Wars, Lineage records, no. 1-14199, 1607-1967; supplemental records, 1-13850, 1607-1967; register of members, FS Library 209 rolls

Websites

 * America's Most Devastating Conflict King Philip's War
 * King Philip's War and Its Impact on America
 * Roger Williams:King Philip's War. National Park Service