![Oswego, N.Y. (N.Y. : Published by Smith Brothers & Co., [1855]; LOC: LC-DIG-ppmsca-09320)](https://www.bluegrayreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/09320r.jpg)
might be the water – Oswego, NY c.1855
There were riots in New York City. Democrats in the Finger Lakes were sceptical. But it was reported that New Yorkers conscripted on the shores of Lake Ontario were actually planning a parade to celebrate.
From The New-York Times August 5, 1863:
The Draft at Oswego.
OSWEGO, Tuesday, Aug. 4.
The draft for this district, comprising the Counties of Oswego and Madison, commenced in this city at 2 P.M., and before 5 o’clock the draft in the city was completed. A large crowd gathered around the Provost-Marshal’s office. They occasionally cheered vociferously when certain names were called, and the utmost good feeling prevailed. The conscripts are making preparations to parade the streets this evening with a band of music.
Civil War monument in Oswego, 1943
