Have watched all three chapters and found it very entertaining. Not sure about the accuracy of this mini series. Any comments from folks who live in that part of the country? Also, not sure about the cartridge firearms they were using during that time period.

Art

with some consideration given to compacting the time line a bit and certain language. I don't think the various guns were that far off but photos show the use of a number of S&W as well as Colts but no known brass-framed Colt copies. It appears that what was at hand was what was used in both the movie and real-life although exactly which doesn't match up. I thought it was pretty good. Bob Hatfield had some thoughts he posted on Leverguns. There are other family members with memories of oral accounts that vary a bit from the written histories as well as the series. I don't think you're going to avoid that.

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Hobie

One site I was browsing had many photos of the participants and the area where these events occurred. One photo showed a 4 3/4 inch Bisley Single Action which was said to have belonged to Anderson (Devil Anse) Hatfield. No details as to whether or not it was actually used during the feud.

The well-known photo of the Hatfield clan at their logging cabin shows what appear to be Colt and S&W revolvers and Winchester lever actions. Given the time period of the "hot" part of the feud (1878-1890), that makes sense, but as Hobie opines, anything made from the Civil War through the 1880s may have been used. The Hatfields were apparently well off and could afford the latest firearms available. Others, probably not so much.

They had to compress 4 decades or more of both family's history into 6 hours or so. Although they sort of "Hit the high spots" so to speak. Nancy McCoy who spat in Johnse's face near the end of the show and took up with "Bad Frank Phillips" actually had IIRC 3 kids with Johnse Hatfield and I believe they took off to Oregon for a while. She then had IIRC about several kids with Bad Frank and is buried beside him. Bad Frank was killed though at a young age. Johnse Hatfield married 4 more times.

My great great grandfathter James "Old Slater" Hatfield who was Devil Anse's uncle deserted during the war and Captain Anderson had to go get him and another guy to execute them. Evidentally when Captain Hatfield caught them "Old Slater" talked his nephew (Anse) out of doing it. Heck all he wanted to do was go see his wife and put out the garden and the other guy's wife was on her death bed. THis is all according to Dr. Coleman Hatfield who wrote several books about the feud. Dr. Hatfield was "Cap Hatfield's grandson.

That makes me some sort of distant cousin to Devil Anse. THe local college has a casting call for family members only so Hollywood can create a reality show where the family members compete against each other.( Hope they dont use guns). My friends want me to audition LOL. Evidentally the feud is hot with Hollywood right now.

Bob

I think his thing was to work hard and make a good living for his family...

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Sincerely,

Hobie

They already have a TV show like that, "Family Feud". I read somewhere that the descendants fron the two families appeared on "Family Feud" once. I think the Hatfields won, but don't quote me on that.

your perspective. I respect that a bunch. I think you'd clean up if there was a shooting contest.

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Of the Troops & For the Troops

Thank you so much for your comments. Sure is good to hear from some one with intimate knowledge on this subject.

Art