Hampton in the Wars

Citizens of Hampton have fought in most of this nation's wars since colonial days.
Below are some links to recognize their service:

• King Philip's War, 1675-1677

  • King Philip's War as it affected Hampton

  • The Battle at Moore's Brook, Scarborough, Maine, June 29, 1677, led by Capt. Benjamin Swett of Hampton

• King William's War, 1689-1698

  • King William's War as it affected Hampton

  • List of men who served

  • Brackett's Lane Massacre, 1691

• Queen Anne's War, 1702-1713

  • Queen Anne's War as it affected Hampton (in two parts)

• Lovewell's War, 1722-1725

  • Lovewell's War as it affected Hampton

• King George's War, 1744-1749

  • King George's War as it affected Hampton

  • Information on Fortress Louisburg, Nova Scotia, which was captured by New Englanders, including some from Hampton, in 1745 and again, during the next war, in 1758.

• The French and Indian War, 1754-1763

  • The French and Indian War as it affected Hampton (in two parts)

  • Yahoo's Links

• Revolutionary War, 1774-1783

  • The chapter on the Revolutionary War from Dow's History of Hampton

  • Yahoo's Links

• War of 1812, 1812-1814

  • The War of 1812 as it affected Hampton

  • Yahoo's Links

• Civil War, 1861-1865

  • The chapter on the Civil War from Dow's History of Hampton

• • Civil War Frogman By Dorothy Godfrey Wayman, 1961

• • Yahoo's Links

• Spanish American War, 1898

  • List of Hampton soldiers who served

  • Yahoo's Links

• World War I, 1914-1918

  • World War I as it affected Hampton.

  • List of Hampton soldiers who served

  • Hampton's World War I Honor Roll

  • Hampton's WWI Registration List

  • Yahoo's Links

• World War II, 1941-1945

  • Army Is Investigating Airplane Crash Which Kills A Young Aviator on July 23, 1940 at Hampton Beach.

  • World War II as it affected Hampton.

  • List of Hampton soldiers who served

  • A Memorial Day observance in 1998 at Hampton Academy Junior High School in honor of those men from Hampton who died in WWII.

  • Memorabilia from the Homefront during World War II

• • Information on the national World War II memorial

  • Yahoo's Links

• Korean War, 1950-1953

  • The Korean War as it affected Hampton.

  • List of Hampton soldiers who served

  • Yahoo's Links

• Vietnam War, 1954-1975

  • The Vietnam War as it affected Hampton.

  • List of Hampton soldiers who served

  • Yahoo's Links

• Persian Gulf War, 1991

  • Yahoo's Links

• Wars Against Terrorism, 2001-

  • Yahoo's Links to the war in Iraq

• • Stories of Hamptonites serving in the military

• Index to Hampton Military Links
• Veterans interred in Hampton's High Street cemetery
• Veterans interred in various Hampton cemeteries
• Veterans interred in Hampton Falls cemeteries
• Veterans interred in North Hampton cemeteries
• Hampton vets interred in cemeteries outside of the Hampton area.
• Hampton's war and veterans memorials
• Hampton's Part in the Wars, written in 1938 for our Tercentenary
• Hampton American Legion 35
• Hampton's Streets and Bridges named after Veterans
• General John A. Logan's Memorial Day Order No. 11, May 5, 1868