The Troops To Open The Line At Cumberland And Provide Against Trouble At Piedmont

This article from the July 23, 1877 issue of the Baltimore American notes that two companies of troops had been dispatched to Cumberland, Maryland, to reopen the rail line.

THE TROOPS TO OPEN THE LINE AT CUMBERLAND AND PROVIDE AGAINST TROUBLE AT PIEDMONT.

MARTINSBURG, W. VA.,
July, 21—3:30 P. M.

—General French has just set off two companies of troops to Cumberland, who will open the line at that point. Trouble is apprehended at Piedmont, which will be provided for if necessary.