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Federal Troops Deployed

When
1877
Where
Federal intervention during the Great Railroad Strike
Part of
Great Railroad Strike of 1877 begins in Baltimore

President Hayes resolved the strike by calling in U.S. armed forces; the use of federal troops later prompted the Posse Comitatus Act.

President Rutherford B. Hayes resolved the Great Railroad Strike of 1877 by calling in the U.S. armed forces, one of the defining events of his presidency. The use of federal troops prompted bipartisan support for the 1878 Posse Comitatus Act, limiting the power of the president to use federal troops for domestic law enforcement.

Sources

  1. Rutherford B. Hayes Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-17
  2. Great Railroad Strike of 1877 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-07

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