The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 began on July 14 in Martinsburg, West Virginia, after the B&O Railroad cut wages for the third time in a year. It spread to other cities and was ended by federal troops and militia after 52 days. Illustration shows Robert M. Ammon, the leader of the Pittsburgh and Fort Wayne railroad strike, at his post, directing the movements of the strikers. Engraving from a sketch by John Donaghy, 1877.

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