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Asa Harmon McCoy was an American slave owner and union soldier.
Early life
[edit]McCoy managed to get out of poverty by marrying Patty Cline. Patty was the daughter of the valley's largest landowners, Jacob Cline. McCoy would move to Peter creek and inherit a farmer from Jacob Cline.[1]
Service in American civil war
[edit]In February of 1862 McCoy signed up for Union, this is despite him being a slave owner.[2][3][4][improper synthesis?]
On February 12, 1862 McCoy enlisted as a private in Captain Cline’s company of Kentucky Home Guards.[5]
On December 24, 1864 McCoy was discharged at Catlettsburg.[6]
Death
[edit]According to one account, Jim Vance told McCoy that the Logan Wildcats would pay him a visit.[6]
Legacy
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Waller 2012, p. 59.
- ^ King 2012, p. 24, 353.
- ^ Waller 2012, p. 30.
- ^ Rice 1982, p. 12-14.
- ^ Robertson & Davis 2009, p. 58.
- ^ a b Rice 1982, p. 13.
Bibliography
[edit]Rice, Otis K. (December 31, 1982). The Hatfields and the McCoys. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 9780813114590.
Waller, Altina L. (2012). Feud: Hatfields, McCoys, and Social Change in Appalachia, 1860–1900. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 9781469609713.
Robertson, James I; Davis, William C (2009). Virginia at War, 1863. Virginia Center for Civil War Studies. ISBN 9780813125107.
King, Dean (May 14, 2013). The Feud:The Hatfields and McCoys: The True Story. Little, Brown. ISBN 9780316224789.