NOTE TO THE READER fhe paper in this volume is brittle. Ve have mended or bound the volume ' the best possible means. • ling more can be done to improve .ha condition of the volume. PLtASE HANDLE WITH CARE BOSTON UNIVERSITY § fl K i: 5 Q a 5 5 ft College of Liberal Arts *j f ft Library y (J Gift of ^ Xelville 21. Bigelow ^^^sc^^m-e^*^*^*^^..^*^*^* 15 a.D.1215 fl?enrp De 315otmn EARL OF HEREFORD ONE OFTHE GUARDIANSOF MAGNA CHARTA — nL^ /k^t^Xc^. /^c. 4L^-zj n^ SOLDIERS WAR KING PHILIP'S CONTAINING Lists of the Soldiers of Massachusetts Colony, who served in the Indian War of 1675— 1677. Sketches ofthe Principal Officers and Copies of , Ancient Documents and Records Relating to the War. BY GEORGE M. BODGE. BOSTON : PRINTED FOR THE AUTHOR, 215LexingtonSt.,EastBoston. 18 9 1. is-v JU^fylV ^txr^^ 9 TtJ/ Editionof100copiesor%. Printed by David Clapp & Son, 115 High Street, Boston. TO Mr. JOHN WAKD DEAN, AT WHOSE SUGGESTION THIS WORK WAS UNDERTAKEN, AND TO WHOSE KINDLY ADVICE AND HELPFULINTEREST IS LARGELY DUE ITS MEASURE OF SUCCESS, THIS VOLUME IS AFFECTIONATELY INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHOR. } CONTENTS. Introductory Review of theEvents ofthe War vu. . I. Capt. Henchman's Company: Beginning ofthe War . 1 II. Capt. Moselyandhis Men; Capture of "Dutch Pirates 17 in. fCapt. Thomas Prenticeandhis Troop .... 37 ICapt. Nicholas Paigeand his Troop 43 IV. MajorThomas Savage hisForces and Campaigns 45 ; . V. Capt. Thomas Wheeler BrookfieldFight 59 ; . VI. Major SimonWillardandhis Operations 72 VII ICAPT- Richard Beers; theDestruction of his Company 81 VIII. IMCaapjto.rTShaommuaeslLAaptphlreotpon; BaantdtlhiesoCfaBmplao.iogdn.ysB.roo.k . 9815 IX. Capt. Isaac JohnsonandhisMen ... .. 111 X. Capt. Joseph Gardinerand his Men 116 XI. Capt. Nathaniel Davenportand hisMen 120 . XII. Capt. James Oliverand his Men 125 XIII. The Narraganset Campaign to the Close of the Great Swamp Fight . 131 XIV /\CCalpots.eBorfocNkalrerbaagnakn'ssetCoCmapmapnayign;."H.ung.ry.March" . 115580 XV. The Garrisonat Marlborough 161 XVI. Capt. Samuel Wadsworth the SudburyFight 171 ; . XVII. Capt. William Turnerandhis Men 185 . XVIII. TheFallsFight theTurnerFawly 196 ; . . XIX. Capts. JonathanPooleand ThomasBrattle 214-17 . XX. Capt. Joseph Sillandhis Men 222 . XXI. Miscellaneous Companies of Capts. Hasey, Manning, Remington, Reynolds, Holbrooke, Whipple, Jacob, Cutler 231-42 .... XXII. MajorRichard Walderneof Dover, N. H. The Pen- nacooks Warat theEastward ; 243 ; XXIII. Capt. William Hathorne of Salem 268 XXIV. Capt. Joshua Scottow Blackpoint Garrison 274 ; . . . XXV. Capt. Benjamin Swett 290 XXVI. The Garrisons and Men. Wages paidby Towns 295 . . XXVII. Lleut. PhineasUphamand other Officers 316 . . . XXVIII. Phild?, Canonchet, and their Indians; Capt. Michael Plerse'sFight 322 .... XXIX. Phelep, Canonchet, and their Indians; Capture and Death of Philipand Canonchet 333 XXXXXXI..\ChristiDaanniIenldiGaonosk;lnRev. John Eliot and Major 340