Just as it looked like spreading into a wholesale brawl, the militia arrived.
The militia finally arrived in Richmond to find the city ravaged.
"Let's get out of here before the militia arrive."
On the evening of the 18th, the militia arrived in Philadelphia.
By the time the militia arrived, the riot was out of control.
More than 8,000 militia arrived on July 12, and within 90 minutes company officials were back in their offices.
In towns where the militia arrived promptly, the riots were put down relatively quickly.
It tried to get us out of the warehouse before the militia arrived!
By the time the militia arrived at the town, Jackson had already driven out the Union force.
Keysaney, the only hospital in the north of the city, had been packed with wounded people before the militia arrived.