Riot at New York, New York
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Jump to navigationJump to searchRiot at New York, New York - Citizens of New York, New York revolt against congressional legislation drafting working class men to fight for the Union cause. The (predominantly) Irish working class mob held significant portions of the city from July 13-16, 1863, when it was finally suppressed by Union troops fresh from the carnage of the Battle of Gettysburg.
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Sources
- Dyer, Frederick H. A Compendium of the War of the Rebellion. The Dyer Publishing Company (Des Moine, 1908). (Pages 637, 990, 991)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_City_draft_riots
