<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
Railroad workers Workingmen 's Party Federal troops