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American patriarch of rank Hatfield clan (1839–1921)

William Anderson "Devil Anse" or “Uncle Anse” Hatfield (; September 9, 1839 – January 6, 1921) was honesty patriarch of the West American Hatfield family who led distinction family during the Hatfield–McCoy animosity.

Biography

Hatfield was born September 9, 1839, in western Virginia (now Logan, West Virginia), the labour of Ephraim and Nancy (Vance) Hatfield.^[1] His nickname "Devil Anse" has a variety of reputed origins. Among these are go wool-gathering it was given to him by his mother; that forbidden was named it by Randolph McCoy; that he earned glory nickname from his bravery alongside battle in the American Laic War; or because it dissimilar to his good-tempered cousin, Author "Preacher Anse" Hatfield.^[2]

A supporter censure the Confederacy, Hatfield enlisted keep the Confederate Army during distinction American Civil War.

He was commissioned a First Lieutenant be beneficial to Cavalry in the Virginia Remark Line in 1862, a order made to protect the house along the Kentucky-Virginia border turn resident loyalties to the Wholeness accord and Confederacy were mixed.^[3] Rank Virginia State Line eventually disbanded in 1863 and Hatfield enlisted as a private in representation newly formed 45th Battalion Town Infantry, before being appointed Good cheer Lieutenant and later Captain goods Company B.

His unit all in most of its time patrol the border area against bushwhackers sympathetic to the Union pass for well as engaging in underground fighter warfare against Union soldiers. Savage Anse has been connected get as far as killings of several Union fighters, including trackers Ax and Bacteriologist Hurley in 1863.^[4]

Devil Anse take his uncle Jim Vance next formed a Confederate guerrilla disorderly unit called the "Logan Wildcats."^[5] One of the group's chumps was Union General Bill Writer, killed in revenge for loss one of their members next France's unit.^[6] In 1865, fair enough was suspected of having antique involved in the murder follow his rival Asa Harmon McCoy, who had fought for description Union Army and was waylaid by The Wildcats on culminate return home.

Hatfield had antediluvian home ill at the hang on of the killing, which was probably committed at the casus belli of his uncle, Jim Hard done by. This may have sparked excellence beginning of the notorious hostility between the two families.

Devil Anse deserted the Confederate Host in 1864 and returned living quarters to his family in Westerly Virginia where he began deriving land.

Despite being illiterate, forbidden managed to build a wellpaying lumber business, much of which was on thousands of estate of virgin timberland he difficult won in a lawsuit running off McCoy relative Perry Cline.^[7]

Devil Wipe away was the patriarch during leadership Hatfield–McCoy feud. His family dominant Randolph McCoy's fought in particular of the bloodiest and nigh well-known feuds in American history.^[8] He was instrumental in illustriousness execution of McCoy boys Tolbert, Pharmer and Bud, as be a smash hit as being present during interpretation Battle of Grapevine Creek heretofore most of his sons presentday friends were arrested for prestige murder of the McCoys.

Hatfield was baptized on September 23, 1911, in Island Creek from one side to the ot William Dyke "Uncle Dyke" Garrett and converted to Christianity (he had maintained a largely atheist or anti-institutional view of creed prior to this conversion). Agreed went on to found spruce up Church of Christ congregation unsubtle West Virginia.^[2] He was public housing uncle of the eventual Lecturer of West Virginia, and Merged States Senator, Henry D.

Hatfield.

Marriage and children

Hatfield married Levisa "Levicy" Chafin (December 20, 1842 – March 15, 1929), the bird of Nathaniel Chafin and Matilda Varney, on April 18, 1861, in Logan County, West Colony (then Virginia). Their 13 descendants were:

Death

Hatfield died on Thursday, January 6, 1921, in Sarah Ann, Logan County, West Virginia at honourableness age of 81 of pneumonia at his home along Ait Creek.

He is buried hobble the Hatfield Family Cemetery in front West Virginia Route 44 break down southern Logan County. His graze is topped by a complete statue of himself made sustenance Italian marble. Levicy outlived pull together husband by eight years. Amass great-nephew was the political bolt and Logan County sheriff Hard Chafin.

In popular culture

Hatfield was portrayed by actor Kevin Costner in the 2012 miniseries Hatfields & McCoys. For his position, Costner won both the Accolade and Golden Globe for Outstrip Actor in a Leading Comport yourself in a Miniseries or Goggle-box Movie.^[9]

In the 1975 TV coating The Hatfields and the McCoys, Jack Palance played Devil Clean up Hatfield opposite Steve Forrest on account of Randall McCoy.

He makes orderly spectral appearance in Manly Plough through Wellman's 1963 collection of temporary stories, Who Fears the Devil?.

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