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Rowan County War
The Rowan County War, located in Rowan County, Kentucky, centered in Morehead, Kentucky, was a feud that took place between 1884 and 1887. In total, 20 people died and 16 were wounded.〔Pearce, John Ed. ''Days of Darkness: The Feuds of Eastern Kentucky'' p. 95.〕
==Background==
The war has its roots in the Underwood-Holbrook Feud, in which John Martin was a lesser member of the Underwood side, and all male Underwoods died in a conflict that took 30 lives. Martin had worked as a clerk for the county, and owned a store in Morehead. In 1877 his gambling caused him to lose his store, and charges of falsifying county records cost him his clerk job in an election in 1878. After this he rented land from George Underwood, which led him to support the Underwoods in the Underwood-Holbrook Feud.〔(The Rowan County War: Two Factors Thirsting For Each Other's Blood ) ''New York Times'', July 6, 1885〕
After the feud, Martin began illegal distillery operations. Being a Republican, he became a political rival of Democrat Floyd Tolliver, also formerly of the Underwood Faction, and on an Election Day in August 1884, after a misunderstanding, Tolliver wounded Martin while killing Solomon Bradley, a friend of Martin's. Just before the matter was to be settled in court in December 1884, Tolliver and Martin met each other while drinking and Martin fired his pistol while still in his coat pocket, killing Tolliver. Tolliver's last words, addressed to some friends, were:〔Pearce p.97〕
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