Stockbridge Militia

Stockbridge Militia
Lt. Col. Simcoe's description of the battle. Woodlawn Cemetery is visible at bottom right.
Active	1775–1778
Allegiance	United States
Branch	John Nixon's Brigade, 8th Massachusetts Regiment, Massachusetts Militia, Continental Army
Type	conventional soldiers, scouts
Role	conventional, 18th century, European warfare and scouting operations
Engagements	American Revolutionary War Siege of Boston Capture of Fort Ticonderoga Siege of Ticonderoga Battle of Saratoga Battle of Monmouth
Commanders
Notable commanders	Major General Horatio Gates Brigadier General John Nixon Jehoiaikim Mtohksin (Stockbridge officer) Abraham Nimham (Stockbridge officer)

The Stockbridge Militia was a Native American military unit from Stockbridge, Massachusetts which served in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. The militia unit was composed mostly of Mohican, Wappinger, and Munsee from the Stockbridge area. While most northeastern tribes, such as Joseph Brant's Mohawks, aligned themselves with the British, the Stockbridge tribes allied with the American Patriots. Led by Jehoiaikim Mtohksin and Abraham Nimham, they were the first group of Native Americans to fight for the cause of American independence during the Revolutionary War.^[1]