<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Great Railroad Strike of 1877 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Blockade of engines at Martinsburg , West Virginia , 16 July 1877 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> July 14 -- September 4 , 1877 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Goals </Th> <Td> Wage increases </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Methods </Th> <Td> Strikes , Protest , Demonstrations </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Parties to the civil conflict </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Railroad workers ; Workingmen 's Party </Td> <Td> Federal troops </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Lead figures </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Monroe Heath </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
<Table> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Great Railroad Strike of 1877 </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> Blockade of engines at Martinsburg , West Virginia , 16 July 1877 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Date </Th> <Td> July 14 -- September 4 , 1877 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Goals </Th> <Td> Wage increases </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Methods </Th> <Td> Strikes , Protest , Demonstrations </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Parties to the civil conflict </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Railroad workers ; Workingmen 's Party </Td> <Td> Federal troops </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th colspan="2"> Lead figures </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Monroe Heath </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> </Table>
who was involved in the railroad strike of 1877
who was involved in the railroad strike of 1877
Railroad workers Workingmen 's Party Federal troops
Railroad workers Workingmen 's Party Federal troops