Tag Archives: draft riots

vast left-wing conspiracy

Power of the Press In the 1863 fall elections the Union ticket (Republicans and War Democrats) swept all New York statewide offices. Here a Democrat newspaper believes the problem to be Abolitionists sending their journals to families across the country … Continue reading

Posted in 150 Years Ago This Month, Northern Politics During War, Northern Society, The election of 1864 | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

live free or riot

From the October 11, 1863 issue of The New-York Times: Draft Riot in New-Hampshire. ATTEMPT TO BURN A DRAFT OFFICER. GREAT FALLS, N.H., Saturday, Oct. 10. A mob at Jackson in this State, on Thursday night, burned the hotel where … Continue reading

Posted in 150 Years Ago This Week, Military Matters, Northern Society | Tagged , , | Leave a comment