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The Hatfields and McCoys: A Legendary Feud in American History
TLDR The Hatfields and McCoys feud was not solely caused by a stolen pig, but rather a culmination of various tensions including economic disparities, bitterness between the families, and their involvement in the Civil War. The feud escalated to the point of murder and violence, resulting in the deaths of several family members and a truce being called between the two families.
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The Hatfields and McCoys is a legendary feud in the United States that was dramatized in a TV mini series.
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The Hatfields and the McCoys were a family feud that took place in the Tug River Valley between families that had been intermarried and lived together for decades, resulting in a lot of murder and violence.
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The feud between the Hatfields and McCoys was not solely caused by a stolen pig, but rather a culmination of various tensions, including economic disparities and bitterness between the two families, as well as their involvement in the Confederate and Union armies during the Civil War.
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The tensions between the Hatfields and McCoys escalated after the Union troops went after Devil Ants, leading to a series of retaliations and eventually the killing of Aza Harman McCoy by the Logan Wildcats, which the McCoys did not take issue with.
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The tensions between the Hatfields and McCoys escalated after the Union troops went after Devil Ants, leading to a series of retaliations and eventually the killing of Aza Harman McCoy by the Logan Wildcats, which the McCoys did not take issue with.
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The tensions between the Hatfields and McCoys escalated to the point where they were shooting at each other, getting into fights, and throwing rocks, culminating in the execution of Bill Staten Jr. by Sam McCoy in retaliation for the hog stealing verdict.
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In 1882, three of Randall McCoy's sons were attacked and killed by the Hatfields on election day, leading to their arrest and subsequent kidnapping by the Hatfields, who then tied them to trees and shot them more than 50 times.
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Perry Klein, an attorney married to a McCoy, used the execution of the three McCoy boys by the Hatfields as an opportunity for retribution and contacted the governor of Kentucky, resulting in the reinstatement of charges and bounties on the Hatfields, leading to a personal war by bounty hunter Mad Frank Phillips to capture Hatfields and execute them.
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The Hatfields planned and carried out a murderous attack on the McCoy family in 1888, resulting in the deaths of several family members and widespread outrage, leading to the Hatfields being tried and sentenced to life in prison, with one member being hanged, and ultimately a truce being called between the two families.
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The Hatfields and McCoys have been featured in pop culture and there is a theory that the McCoys may have had a genetic condition that led to their violent behavior.
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