![]() ![]() The writer, like most recent writers making that spurious claim, cited the West Virginia Encyclopedia. Devil Anse was never a member of the Logan Wildcats, much less their leader. Of course anyone who has studied the real history knows that the Logan Wildcats were Company D of the 36 th Virginia Infantry, and they never operated within a hundred miles of Tug River. Surfing the net for “feud” stuff the other day, I again ran into the “Devil Anse had a guerrilla group that was known as The Logan Wildcats” claim. In response to an inquirer who offered to bring the documentary proof that the Encyclopedia’s article was in error, the editor said he didn’t need to see the evidence, because he liked the story and would leave it the way it was. We saw the lack of concern for the historical record in my blog post a few months ago on the Encyclopedia’s handling of the Abner Vance story. ![]() ![]() The West Virginia Encyclopedia is extremely damaging to the study of real history, simply because it has the State’s imprimatur upon it. ![]()
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