Company G, Second Regiment
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- Aug 7, 1889The Morning After the Fire: Spokane Wakes Up in Tents and Vows to RebuildA day after the great conflagration swept the city, Spokane's banks reopen, merchants trade under canvas, and outside capital pours in — even as thousands who were prosperous on Sunday night are left homeless.Spokane, WA
- Jul 8, 1894Spokane Guardsmen Refuse to Break StrikeA Washington state militia company refuses to man a non-union train, sparking a tense standoff over labor loyalty and the role of the National Guard.Tacoma, WA
- Jul 18, 1894The Soldiers Who Refused to Ride With ScabsDuring the Pullman strike, a Washington National Guard company mutinied rather than travel on a train crewed by non-union men—and the colonel who disarmed them said the whole unit should be disbanded.Tacoma, WA
- Sep 16, 1894The Guard Mutinied Over a Railroad StrikeA 1894 court of inquiry found Tacoma’s Company G guilty of mutiny, cashiered a captain who surrendered to strikers at Sprague, and exposed a forged strike-edition letter.Tacoma, WA