The Illustrated London News 1863
The U.S. Civil war - August 8th - 15th
top - Train with reinforcements for General Johnston running off the track in the forests of Mississippi
bottom - Re - occupation of Jackson, Mississippi, by the Confederates
The New York City Draft Riots of July 1863 were primarily triggered by the introduction of the Union military draft during the American Civil War.
The Enrollment Act of 1863 required men to be drafted into the army,
but allowed wealthier citizens to pay $300 for a substitute — angering working-class, mostly Irish immigrants who couldn’t afford it.
The riots were also fueled by racial tensions.
Many white workers feared that freed Black people would compete for jobs.
As the riots escalated, Black residents were brutally attacked, and several were lynched.
Homes, businesses, and even an orphanage for Black children were destroyed.
The Riots in New York: The mob lynching a Negro in Clarkson Street
The riots in new York: The mob burning the Provost Marshal's office
The riots in New York: Attack by the mob on the Tribune newspaper office
top - Map illustrating General Lee's advance into Pennsylvania
bottom left - Plan of Pittsburg bottom right - The defences of Washington