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Often, a conflict which may have started out as a rivalry between two individuals or families became further escalated into a clan-wide feud or a range war, involving dozens—or even hundreds—of participants. [1] Below are listed some of the most notable blood feuds in United States history, most of which occurred in the Old West.
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.
The Pleasant Valley War had the highest number of fatalities of such range conflicts in United States history, with an estimated total of 35 to 50 deaths, and the near annihilation of the males of the two feuding families. The Pleasant Valley War gave Arizona Territory a reputation for not being ready for statehood, which would not occur until ...
Altina Waller, author of a definitive 1988 book on the most famous feud in Appalachian Kentucky, called Feud: Hatfields, McCoys, and Social Change in Appalachia, 1860-1900, pointed in a 2012 essay ...
Until their six-day search for Couch, the couple’s YouTube channel was mainly devoted to the famous feuding families the Hatfields and McCoys. They also posted occasionally about law enforcement ...
Hatfields & McCoys is a 2012 American three-part Western television miniseries based on the Hatfield–McCoy feud produced by History Channel. The two-hour episodes aired on May 28, 29, and 30, 2012. The two-hour episodes aired on May 28, 29, and 30, 2012.
A distillery in southern West Virginia run by once-feuding families is proof of that. The Hatfields and McCoys -- yes, the real ones -- have teamed up to legally make Feuding families, Hatfields ...
Based on a report by General Sam Hill to Kentucky Governor Simon Bolivar Buckner, the feud killed more than 20 men. [2] Other historians exaggerated the numbers killed to as many as 74 deaths. [3] [4] French-Eversole Feud tin type (media recreation taken about 1890 after the Battle of Hazard). Eversole clan on the left, French clan on the right.