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The Hatfield–McCoy Feud involved two American families of the West Virginia – Kentucky area along the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River from 1863 to 1891. The Hatfields of West Virginia were led by William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield, while the McCoys of Kentucky were under the leadership of Randolph "Ole Ran'l" McCoy.
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.
The Hatfields, of West Virginia, were led by William Anderson "Devil Anse" Hatfield. The McCoys, of Kentucky, were under the leadership of Randolph "Ole Ran’l" McCoy. The feud began after the killing of Asa Harmon McCoy, an ex-Union soldier, who was gunned down on January 7, 1865, while hiding in a cave. [3]
However, the Hatfield and McCoy feud, while the most popularized today, was far from the bloodiest act of shock killings in Kentucky’s Appalachian region during the time period.
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.
Fred and Sheila McCoy, a couple related to the well-known Hatfield-McCoy feud, assisted state police in finding a body near I-75 Wednesday.
The river flows through an especially remote mountainous region in its upper course. The river valley between Pike County, Kentucky and Mingo County, West Virginia was the scene of the infamous Hatfield–McCoy feud in the late 19th century. Toponymist George R. Stewart writes about the origin of the name "Tug Fork".
A day before they found the body of 32-year-old Joseph Couch, who opened fire Sept. 7 on a busy stretch of interstate near Exit 49, about nine miles north of London, the couple told Kentucky state ...