July 15, 1863

NEW YORK, New York

Montgomery Blair, Immigration

Buildings had beenburned, homes had been destroyed, and men, women, and children perished at the hands of angry citizens. In July of 1863, New York City became engulfed in a wave of mob violence that swept through the city. Irish immigrants made up the majority of the rioters in opposition to the Enrollment Act of Conscription set forth earlier that year by President Abraham Lincoln. The rioters did...