Coal Wars

Coal Wars

Tennessee miners attacking Fort Anderson during the Coal Creek War in 1892.
Date	c.1890 - 1930
Location	United States
Also known as	Coal Mine Wars

The Coal Wars, or the Coal Mine Wars, refer to a series of armed labor conflicts in the United States, roughly between 1890 and 1930. Although they occurred mainly in the East, particularly in Appalachia, there was a significant amount of violence in Colorado after the turn of the century.^[1]

See also

• Sheep Wars
• Railroad Wars
• West Virginia Coal Wars

References

v t e Major Armed Conflicts in American Labor Union History 19th Century Great Railroad Strike of 1877 Rock Springs massacre, 1885 Bay View Massacre, 1886 Haymarket affair, 1886 Thibodaux massacre, 1887 Morewood massacre, 1891 Homestead Strike, 1892 Coeur d'Alene, Idaho labor strike of 1892 Pullman Strike, 1894 Streetcar strikes in the United States, 1895–1929 Lattimer massacre, 1897 Illinois Coal Wars, 1898-1899 20th Century Streetcar strikes in the United States, 1895–1929 Colorado Labor Wars, 1903–1904 1905 Chicago Teamsters' strike Pressed Steel Car Strike of 1909 Westmoreland County coal strike of 1910–1911 Paint Creek-Cabin Creek strike of 1912 Colorado Coalfield War, including the Ludlow Massacre, 1913-1914 Everett massacre, 1916 Bisbee Deportation, 1917 1920 Alabama coal strike Battle of Matewan, 1920 Battle of Blair Mountain, 1921 Herrin massacre, 1922 Hanapepe massacre, 1924 Columbine Mine massacre, 1927 Harlan County War, 1931-1932 Auto-Lite strike, 1934 Minneapolis Teamsters Strike of 1934 1934 West Coast waterfront strike Memorial Day massacre of 1937 Portal:Organized Labour