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The Hatfield-Mccoy Feud In The Tug River Valley
The Hatfield-McCoy feud began in the Tug River valley. This separated West Virginia from Kentucky and also separated the Hatfields and McCoys. There were two recognized leaders of these clashing clans. William Anderson Hatfield, also known as “Devil Anse”, was the leader of the Hatfields. Randle McCoy was the leader for the McCoy clan.

The end of the Civil War is what first linked the two families together. Devil Anse fought for the Confederate Army for two years. He and some of his other family members that were in the army returned home. There they joined the Logan Wildcats, which was a local Confederate militia. Asa Harmon McCoy, Randle McCoy’s brother, was a Union soldier. After Asa returned home he was murdered. It is rumored that
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