July 20, 1877 | Newspaper
This article from the July 20, 1877 issue of the Pittsburgh Daily Post describes the blockade of the by railroad workers on strike and describes the strike's impact on the entire region.
July 20, 1877 | Newspaper
This letter to the editor from the July 20, 1877 Baltimore American supports the strikers as having "just cause" and criticizes the government officials for overreacting and creating the crisis.
July 21, 1877 | Newspaper
This article from the July 21, 1877 issue of the Baltimore American describes the scene of the riot near the Sixth Maryland Regiment armory.
July 21, 1877 | Newspaper
This editorial from the July 21, 1877 edition of the Baltimore American emphasizes the strike and violence was preventable if adequate police had been on the scene and available.
July 21, 1877 | Newspaper
This article from the July 21, 1877 issue of the Baltimore American describes the mob setting fire to railroad passenger cars and an engine.
July 21, 1877 | Newspaper
This article from the July 21, 1877 issue of the Baltimore American describes scenes from the hospital after the Baltimore riots.
July 21, 1877 | Newspaper
This article from the July 21, 1877 issue of the Baltimore American describes the attitude of the crowd during the Baltimore riots.
July 21, 1877 | Newspaper
This article from the July 21, 1877 Baltimore Sun gives an account of the confrontation between soldiers and citizens in Baltimore.
July 21, 1877 | Letter
On July 21, 1877, Maryland Governor John L. Carroll sends Secretary of War George W. McCray a report, informing him that order has been restored in the state.
July 21, 1877 | Newspaper
On July 21, 1877 Maryland Governor John L. Carroll issued a second proclamation, asking the state's citizens to maintain law and order.
July 21, 1877 | Newspaper
This July 21, 1877 article from the Baltimore Sun gives an account of the Maryland Sixth Infantry Regiment firing into the crowd in Baltimore.
July 21, 1877 | Newspaper
This article from the July 21, 1877 issue of the Baltimore Sun provides numerous details of the Baltimore riot, including names of the killed and wounded and an account of what occurred.
July 21, 1877 | Newspaper
This article from the July 21, 1877 issue of the Baltimore Sun gives an account of the fire started by rioters at Camden Station in Baltimore.
July 21, 1877 | Newspaper
On July 21, 1877, President Rutherford B. Hayes issued a proclamation ordering all strikers to disperse and return home. He noted that a state of "domestic violence" existed in Cumberland, Maryland, and "along the line" of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
July 21, 1877 | Newspaper
This article from the July 21, 1877 issue of the Baltimore Sun gives an account of the military defending Camden Station from the Baltimore rioters.
July 21, 1877 | Newspaper
This article from the July 21, 1877 issue of the Baltimore Sun describes the rioters' confrontations with a Baltimore and Ohio railroad engineer and brakeman as well as the Baltimore Police.
July 21, 1877 | Newspaper
This article from the July 21, 1877 issue of the Baltimore American describes the mob's attack of the Sixth Maryland Regiment and recounts the violence that occurred during its march to Camden Station.
July 21, 1877 | Newspaper
This article from the July 21, 1877 issue of the Baltimore American lists the killed and wounded and describes their wounds in detail.
July 21, 1877 | Newspaper
This article from the July 21, 1877 Baltimore American gives an account of the events that led to the large gathering of people outside of Camden Station the previous evening.
July 21, 1877 | Newspaper
This article from the July 21, 1877 issue of the Baltimore Sun lists the dead and wounded during the riots.