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===Secretary of War===
===Secretary of War===
Due to McCrary's role in the Compromise of 1877, he was appointed by President Hayes to serve as [[United States Secretary of War]]. Among early actions, he joined Hayes in removing federal troops from the southern states of [[South Carolina]] and [[Louisiana]], abandoning blacks at the hands of [[Jim Crow]] Democrats.<ref name=papers/>
Due to McCrary's role in the Compromise of 1877, he was appointed by President Hayes to serve as [[United States Secretary of War]]. Among early actions, he joined Hayes in removing federal troops from the southern states of [[South Carolina]] and [[Louisiana]], abandoning blacks at the hands of [[Jim Crow]] Democrats.<ref name=papers/>
During the Railroad Strike of 1877, McCrary authorized federal troops to quell strikers.<ref name=papers/> He also sent troops to pursue marauders across the U.S.-Mexico border at one point.
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