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Battle of the Grapevine Creek. Coordinates: 37.5801219°N 82.11503312°W. The Battle of Grapevine Creek was a short battle of large armed groups of the Hatfield family against McCoy family in 1888. It was the last offensive event, marking the end of the Hatfield–McCoy feud.
A battle ensued between the two parties, and the Hatfields were eventually apprehended. [14] A deputy, Bill Dempsey, was wounded and executed by Frank Philipps after they surrendered. [ 24 ] On August 24, 1888, eight of the Hatfields and their friends were indicted for the murder of Randolph's young daughter Alifair McCoy (sometimes spelled ...
1861–1864. Rank. Captain. Unit. 45th Virginia Battalion Infantry. Battles/wars. American Civil War. William Anderson " Devil Anse " Hatfield (/ ˈæns /; September 9, 1839 – January 6, 1921) was the patriarch of the West Virginian Hatfield family who led the family during the Hatfield–McCoy feud.
The French–Eversole feud was a long-running dispute between two American families which occurred primarily from 1887 to 1894 in the mountains of southeastern Kentucky, mainly in the town of Hazard in Perry County. The two instigators of the feud were Joseph C. Eversole and Benjamin Fulton French, who were both merchants and lawyers and at one ...
Illinois coal wars. Miners gathering at the railroad tracks in Virden on October 12, 1898. The Illinois coal wars, also known as the Illinois mine wars and several other names, were a series of labor disputes between 1898 and 1900 in central and southern Illinois. The disputes were marked by the Chicago–Virden Coal Company bringing in ...
The Lincoln County Feud ranks as the second-most famous feud in West Virginia history, trumped only by the Hatfield-McCoy Feud, which occurred in the nearby Tug Valley. [4] During its hey-day, the Lincoln feud commanded headlines in newspapers throughout the United States. It resulted in four confirmed deaths and the extermination or out ...
Battle of Lincoln. The Lincoln County Warwas an Old Westconflict between rival factions which began in 1878 in Lincoln County, New Mexico Territory, the predecessor of the state of New Mexico, and continued until 1881.[1] The feud became famous because of the participation of William H. Bonney ("Billy the Kid").
June 1940: View of Grapevine, Texas’, Main Street (Highway 121). On the left side of the road are various businesses, including a gas station, Willhoite Garage, a drugstore and a pharmacy.