Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of the "Battle of Blair Mountain" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
battle, Blair Mountain, Don Chafin, Logan County, miners, war, West Virginia.
It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results. To narrow your results for this topic, search from May-October 1921.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"5 Towns Under Fire; Attacking Force Numbers More Than 200"
Bisbee Daily Review (Bisbee, AZ), May 13, 1921, Page 1, Image 1, col. 7.
"W. Virginia Sheriff Defies Threat of Miners’ Invasion"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), August 22, 1921, Page 15, Image 15, col. 5.
"Deadline Bristles With Guns and Bombs"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), August 26, 1921, LATE FINANCIAL, Page 1, Image 1, col. 2.
"4 Deputy Sheriffs Are Taken Prisoners"
The Washington Times (Washington, DC), August 30, 1921, FINAL HOME EDITION, Page 1, Image 1, col. 8.
"Harding to Use Troops Unless Mingo Mobs Disperse Tomorrow"
The Washington Herald (Washington, DC), August 31, 1921, Page 1, Image 1, col. 7.
"Miners Battle Guards"
The Seattle Star (Seattle, WA), August 31, 1921, Page 1, Image 1, col. 8.
"Three Officers Are Killed In Fights; Advance of Mile Lost When Invaders Rally"
Amarillo Daily News (Amarillo, TX), September 1, 1921, PART ONE, Page 1, Image 1, col. 5.
"13 Planes Will Bomb Marchers"
The Washington Times (Washington DC), September 1, 1921, FINAL HOME EDITION, Page 2, Image 2, col. 1.
"Women and Children Refugees Tell of Mine Army Gathering"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), September 3, 1921, Page 2, Image 2, col. 3.
"Kentucky Miners Fight Way Toward Mingo; Sheriff Calls for Aid"
The Washington Herald (Washington, DC), September 4, 1921, Page 1, Image 1, col. 7.
"Miners Give Up Fight; Soldiers Cover District"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), September 5, 1921, Page 4, Image 4, col. 2.
"Coal Owners Want Government to Destroy the Miners’ Union"
The Labor World (Duluth, MN), October 15, 1921, Page 8, Image 8, col. 1.
"Mines Reject Peace Plan"
New-York Tribune (New York, NY), October 28, 1921, Page 19, Image 19, col. 3.

Battle of Blair Mountain: Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America