The people, places, and conflicts surrounding the St. Louis Commune and the Great Railroad Strike of 1877.
Franz Sigel, veteran of the 1848 German Revolution and a Union general in the American Civil War, 1860. Library of Congress.Carl Schurz, veteran of the 1848 German Revolution, Union general in the American Civil War, U.S. senator from Missouri, and U.S. secretary of the interior, 1862. Library of Congress.Heinrich Boernstein, veteran of the 1848 German Revolution, publisher of the St. Louis Anzeiger des Westens, and colleague of Karl Marx, 1873. Boernstein led forces that captured the arsenal at Camp Jackson in St. Louis from Confederate sympathizers, thereby saving Missouri for the Union. Missouri Historical Society.Henry Overstolz, mayor of St. Louis during the St. Louis Commune, ca. 1870s. Missouri Historical Society.Lucas Market, St. Louis, 1878. Scene of meetings of thousands of workers held by the Workingmen’s Party during the existence of the St. Louis Commune. Missouri Historical Society.Railroad workers attempting to stop guarded trains in East St. Louis, Illinois, during the 1877 railroad strike. Missouri Historical Society.Four Courts building, headquarters of the St. Louis Police Department, Missouri National Guard, municipal offices, and private militia during the St. Louis Commune, 1888. Missouri Historical Society.The wealthy retake the streets. Veiled Prophet parade in 1878. Missouri Historical Society.
Captions adapted from Mark Kruger, The St. Louis Commune of 1877: Communism in the Heartland.
