The Indian Wars encompass a series of conflicts spanning centuries between Native American tribes and European settlers, colonial militias, and later, the United States government. These conflicts arose from competing interests over land, resources, and cultural differences. From early colonial encounters to the 19th-century expansion westward, Native Americans faced displacement, violence, and forced relocation from their ancestral lands. Notable battles include the Wounded Knee Massacre and the Battle of Little Bighorn. The Indian Wars left a legacy of trauma, broken treaties, and loss for Native peoples, reshaping their societies and profoundly influencing the course of American history and indigenous relations.
The American-Indian Wars Primary Source Subject Guide provides a curated collection of original documents, treaties, and firsthand accounts, shedding light on the conflicts between indigenous peoples and the United States settlers. Through government reports, military records, and personal narratives, readers gain insight into the complex and often tragic interactions that shaped the history of the American frontier.
Battles and Skirmishes of the Great Sioux War, 1876-1877 by 
The Black Hawk War, 1831-1832 : v. II, Letters and Papers; part I, April 30, 1831-June 23, 1832 by 
A Brief History of the Pequot War by Correspondence between Gen. Andrew Jackson and John C. Calhoun by 
Custer's fall : the Indian side of the story by A History of the Pequot War by History of the Pequot War
Indian War in the Pacific Northwest by The Journal of Lieut. John L. Hardenbergh by Lakota and Cheyenne: Indian views of the Great Sioux War, 1876-1877 by My Life on the Plains : or, Personal Experiences with Indians by Narratives of the Indian Wars, 1675-1699 by Nevves from America by 
Notices of Florida and the CampaignsThe Old Indian Chronicle by 
On the Border with Crook by 
On the Plains with Custer and Hancock by Personal Recollections and Observations of General Nelson A. Miles by 
The Powder River Expedition Journals of Colonel Richard Irving Dodge by 
The Pueblo Indian Revolt of 1696 and the Franciscan Missions in New Mexico by 
Sagebrush soldier : Private William Earl Smith's view of the Sioux War of 1876 by 
Sioux War dispatches : reports from the field, 1876-1877 by The Story of the Little Big Horn; Custer's Last Fight by A Warrior who fought Custer by Wild Life on the Plains and Horrors of Indian Warfare (ebook version) by 
With Custer on the Little Bighorn : a newly discovered first-person account by 
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