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The Draft Riots In New York, July, 1863 - Softcover

David M. Barnes

 
9780461590111: The Draft Riots In New York, July, 1863

Synopsis

The Draft Riots In New York, July, 1863: The Metropolitan Police, Their Services During Riot Week, Their Honorable Record by David M. Barnes chronicles the riot week in New York City during July 1863. The work collects articles originally prepared for the New York Times and reprints them nearly as they appeared, detailing the actions of the Metropolitan Police and the Police Commissioners during the riots, including the mobilization of troops, the telegraph bureau, and the detective force. It narrates casualties and property destruction, and provides an operational portrait of the city’s response: the leadership of Commissioners Acton and Acron, and the brave efforts of Superintendent Kennepy, Inspector Carpenter, Inspector Leonarp, and many others. The book offers precinct-by-precinct accounts of the fights on Broadway, Second Avenue, Printing-house Square, and in Brooklyn, the defense of the Colored Orphan Asylum, and the recovery of stolen goods. It closes with acknowledgments from Brig. Gen. Harvey Brown and reflections on discipline and civic duty in crisis.

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