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Sources for the New York City Draft Riots (July 1863)

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  • Sites of attacks, a photo essay
  • Books
    • * The Armies of the Streets: The New York City Draft Riots of 1863
    • * The Devil’s Own Work: The Civil War Draft Riots and the Fight to Reconstruct America
    • * Discontent in New York City, 1861-1865
    • * The Draft Riots, July 1863
    • * The Great Riots of New York (1712 – 1893)
    • * The Greatest Lynching in American History: New York 1863
    • * The New York City Draft Riots: Their Significance for American Society and Politics in the Age of the Civil War
    • *The Second Rebellion: The Story of the New York City Draft Riots of 1863
  • Explainers
    • – The Draft Riots (from “The History Hour”, a production of the New-York Historical Society)
    • – White Riot: Why the New York Draft Riots of 1863 Matter Today
    • – Ire and Bloodshed: NYC Draft Riots of 1863
    • – Draft Riot of 1863 (Brittanica)
  • Primary Sources
    • Conscription Act of 1863 (March 3, 1863)
    • Library of Congress
    • Municipal Archives and Record Center “MARC” (New York City)
    • National Archives
      • Record Groups of Interest
      • General NARA catalog search: “draft riots”
      • Civil War County Substitute and Relief Committee correspondence and memorandums for 1863 to 1865
  • Articles
    • JSTOR
    • ProQuest: Dissertations
  • Contemporary and Eyewitness Accounts
    • Books
      • * The Bloody week: riot, murder and arson, containing a full account of this wholesale outrage on life and property, accurately prepared from official sources [1863]
      • * The Metropolitan Police: Their Services During Riot Week [1863]
      • * Three Days Reign of Terror, or the July Riots in 1863, in New York [1863]
      • * Report of the Committee of Merchants for the Relief of Colored People, Suffering from the Late Riots in the City of New York [1863]
      • *The Volcano Under the City [1886]
    • Newspaper Accounts
      • New-York Daily Tribune
      • New-York Times
      • The New York Herald
      • The Irish-American
      • New York Evening Express
    • Other Accounts
  • Images
    • Artifacts of the Draft Riots from the New-York Historical Society
    • Illustrations from the New York Public Library
    • Library of Congress
  • Posts
  • About this Site
  • Sites of attacks, a photo essay
  • Books
    • * The Armies of the Streets: The New York City Draft Riots of 1863
    • * The Devil’s Own Work: The Civil War Draft Riots and the Fight to Reconstruct America
    • * Discontent in New York City, 1861-1865
    • * The Draft Riots, July 1863
    • * The Great Riots of New York (1712 – 1893)
    • * The Greatest Lynching in American History: New York 1863
    • * The New York City Draft Riots: Their Significance for American Society and Politics in the Age of the Civil War
    • *The Second Rebellion: The Story of the New York City Draft Riots of 1863
  • Explainers
    • – The Draft Riots (from “The History Hour”, a production of the New-York Historical Society)
    • – White Riot: Why the New York Draft Riots of 1863 Matter Today
    • – Ire and Bloodshed: NYC Draft Riots of 1863
    • – Draft Riot of 1863 (Brittanica)
  • Primary Sources
    • Conscription Act of 1863 (March 3, 1863)
    • Library of Congress
    • Municipal Archives and Record Center “MARC” (New York City)
    • National Archives
      • Record Groups of Interest
      • General NARA catalog search: “draft riots”
      • Civil War County Substitute and Relief Committee correspondence and memorandums for 1863 to 1865
  • Articles
    • JSTOR
    • ProQuest: Dissertations
  • Contemporary and Eyewitness Accounts
    • Books
      • * The Bloody week: riot, murder and arson, containing a full account of this wholesale outrage on life and property, accurately prepared from official sources [1863]
      • * The Metropolitan Police: Their Services During Riot Week [1863]
      • * Three Days Reign of Terror, or the July Riots in 1863, in New York [1863]
      • * Report of the Committee of Merchants for the Relief of Colored People, Suffering from the Late Riots in the City of New York [1863]
      • *The Volcano Under the City [1886]
    • Newspaper Accounts
      • New-York Daily Tribune
      • New-York Times
      • The New York Herald
      • The Irish-American
      • New York Evening Express
    • Other Accounts
  • Images
    • Artifacts of the Draft Riots from the New-York Historical Society
    • Illustrations from the New York Public Library
    • Library of Congress
  • Posts
  • About this Site

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