#127 The Civil War Draft Riots

The Bowery Boys: New York City History

Tom Meyers

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, Places & Travel

4.8 • 3.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 July 2011

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

The week of July 13, 1863, was indeed among the most dangerous weeks to be a New Yorker. The announcement of conscription to replenish Union troops -- and the inclusion of that incendiary $300 exemption fee -- fell upon jaded ears, and as the draft lottery neared, some New Yorkers planned to rebel.

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0:00.0	Episode 127 of The Bowry Boys, The Civil War Draft Riots.
0:05.5	Hey, it's The Bowry Boys!
0:07.0	Hey!
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0:22.5	Hello there, welcome to The Bowry Boys. This is Greg Young.
0:25.5	And this is Tom Myers.
0:26.5	It is a hot sticky summer here in New York City as it is.
0:30.0	I'm sure around the United States, and I'm glad we're suffering a little here from the heat, Tom, because...
0:36.0	Really, why is that?
0:37.0	Because we were about to talk about something that occurred during the summertime,
0:41.0	148 years ago, an equally muggy, humid, unpleasant era.
0:47.0	And in that heat, one of the worst events in New York City history occurred then.
0:51.5	That would be the Civil War Draft Riots.
0:54.5	It's true that this isn't really a fun subject.
0:57.5	And we'll be talking about all kinds of uncomfortable things over the course of this show.
1:02.5	But it isn't necessary subject to cover, and it's certainly part of our city's history.
1:07.0	I admit to kind of avoiding this subject for a long time.
1:11.0	It gets me angry to think about...
1:13.5	Here was our country during the war of the States, in the Union and the Confederacy.
1:17.0	One of the most important and pivotal moments in our country's history.
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