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- Battle_of_Matewan abstract "The Battle of Matewan (also known as the Matewan Massacre) was a shootout in the town of Matewan, West Virginia in Mingo County on May 19, 1920 between local miners and the Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency.A contingent of the Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency arrived on the no. 29 morning train in order to evict families that had been living at the Stone Mountain Coal Camp just on the outskirts of town. The detectives carried out several evictions before they ate dinner at the Urias Hotel and, upon finishing, they walked to the train depot to catch the five o'clock train back to Bluefield, West Virginia. This is when Matewan Chief of Police Sid Hatfield intervened on behalf of the evicted families. Hatfield, a native of the Tug River Valley, was a supporter of the miners' attempts to organize the UMWA in the southern coalfields of West Virginia. While the detectives made their way to the train depot, they were intercepted by Hatfield, who claimed to have arrest warrants from the Mingo County sheriff. Detective Albert Felts and his brother Lee Felts then produced his own warrant for Sid Hatfield's arrest. Upon inspection, Matewan mayor Cabell Testerman claimed it was fraudulent. Unbeknownst to the detectives, they had been surrounded by armed miners, who watched intently from the windows, doorways, and roofs of the businesses that lined Mate Street. Stories vary as to who actually fired the first shot; only unconfirmed rumors exist. Thus, on the porch of the Chambers Hardware Store, began the clash that became known as the Matewan Massacre, or the Battle of Matewan. The ensuing gun battle left seven detectives and three townspeople dead, including the Felts brothers and Testerman. The battle was hailed by miners and working class members for the number of casualties inflicted on the Baldwin-Felts detectives. This tragedy, along with events such as the Ludlow Massacre in Colorado six years earlier, marked an important turning point in the battle for miners' rights.".
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- Battle_of_Matewan wikiPageID "2239980".
- Battle_of_Matewan wikiPageRevisionID "603079831".
- Battle_of_Matewan casualties "Deaths: 3;".
- Battle_of_Matewan casualties "Deaths: 7;".
- Battle_of_Matewan casualties "including Baldwin-Felts Detectives brothers Albert and Lee Felts".
- Battle_of_Matewan casualties "two Miners and Mayor Cabell Testerman".
- Battle_of_Matewan conflict "Battle of Matewan".
- Battle_of_Matewan date "1920-05-19".
- Battle_of_Matewan hasPhotoCollection Battle_of_Matewan.
- Battle_of_Matewan leadfigures "Albert Felts †".
- Battle_of_Matewan leadfigures "Mayor Cabell Testerman †".
- Battle_of_Matewan leadfigures "Sid Hatfield".
- Battle_of_Matewan place Matewan,_West_Virginia.
- Battle_of_Matewan place United_States.
- Battle_of_Matewan result "1930.0".
- Battle_of_Matewan side "Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency".
- Battle_of_Matewan side "The People of Matewan;".
- Battle_of_Matewan side "United Mine Workers of America".
- Battle_of_Matewan strength "13".
- Battle_of_Matewan strength "Deputy Fred Burgraff and a group of local miners and residents".
- Battle_of_Matewan subject Category:1920_in_West_Virginia.
- Battle_of_Matewan subject Category:1920_labor_disputes_and_strikes.
- Battle_of_Matewan subject Category:History_of_West_Virginia.
- Battle_of_Matewan subject Category:Labor-related_political_violence_in_the_United_States.
- Battle_of_Matewan subject Category:Miners'_labor_disputes.
- Battle_of_Matewan subject Category:Mingo_County,_West_Virginia.
- Battle_of_Matewan type ConflictEvent.
- Battle_of_Matewan type Event.
- Battle_of_Matewan comment "The Battle of Matewan (also known as the Matewan Massacre) was a shootout in the town of Matewan, West Virginia in Mingo County on May 19, 1920 between local miners and the Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency.A contingent of the Baldwin-Felts Detective Agency arrived on the no. 29 morning train in order to evict families that had been living at the Stone Mountain Coal Camp just on the outskirts of town.".
- Battle_of_Matewan label "Battle of Matewan".
- Battle_of_Matewan label "Битва в Мэтуоне".
- Battle_of_Matewan sameAs m.06yg5f.
- Battle_of_Matewan sameAs Q4087283.
- Battle_of_Matewan sameAs Q4087283.
- Battle_of_Matewan wasDerivedFrom Battle_of_Matewan?oldid=603079831.
- Battle_of_Matewan homepage www.matewan.com.
- Battle_of_Matewan isPrimaryTopicOf Battle_of_Matewan.