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Battle of Matewan

1920年5月19日 · 37.62° N, 82.17° W

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1920年5月19日
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37.62° N, 82.17° W
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1920 shootout between striking coal miners and private security guards

Battle of Matewan

1920 shootout in Matewan, West Virginia

The Battle of Matewan was a shootout in the town of Matewan in Mingo County and the Pocahontas Coalfield mining district, in southern West Virginia. It occurred on May 19, 1920 between local coal miners and their allies and the Baldwin–Felts Detective Agency. The dead included the detective agency's founder's two brothers and Matewan's mayor Cabell Testerman, who supported the union.

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