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At the start of the Civil War, Devil Anse Hatfield married Levicy Chafin. They raised their thirteen subsequent children on the Tug Fork in West Virginia. One writer said of the Hatfields, “An enemy . . . might as well … Continue reading →

As one reporter during the feud years dryly put it, “It is a region which develops eccentricity of character and excessive independence of thought.” Alther, Lisa (2012-05-22). Blood Feud: The Hatfields and the McCoys: The Epic Story of Murder and … Continue reading →