The Raid on the McCoy Cabin

Today we’re talking about one of the most famous events that took place during the feud between the Hatfields and McCoys. The New Year’s Day Hatfield raid on Randall McCoy’s cabin was an aggressive attempt by the Hatfields to end the feud. Instead, Randall McCoy lost his home, two of his adult children, and his wife lay unconscious and battered on the frozen ground while the perpetrators would face the possibility of prison or the hangman's noose.

Books Used in Research:
https://www.amazon.com/Hatfield-McCoy...

https://www.amazon.com/Feud-Hatfields...

https://www.amazon.com/The-Hatfields-...


Photograph Credits:
Neil Warren
Library of Congress
explorekyhistory.ky.gov
Charles Barger
courthousehistory.com
West Virginia State Library
University of Pikeville - Allara Library
Altina L. Waller - Feud: Hatfields, McCoys, and Social Change in Appalachia, 1860-1900
Otis K. Rice - The Hatfields & the McCoys
Wikicommons from Kentucky Historical Society
West Virginia and Regional History Collection, West Virginia University Libraries
Big Sandy Heritage Center Museum
WV State Archives (WVSA)
Wvencyclopedia.org
Kentucky Archaeological Survey Report No. 272
Dr. Coleman C. Hatfield Collection
Williamson Daily News
www.civilwaralbum.com
The Ogden Standard, December 31, 1910

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