{"id":1085,"date":"2016-12-21T23:53:38","date_gmt":"2016-12-22T04:53:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/nyc-history\/?p=1085"},"modified":"2017-04-03T17:57:48","modified_gmt":"2017-04-03T21:57:48","slug":"the-draft-riots-final-thoughts-and-bibliography-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.shu.edu\/nyc-history\/2016\/12\/21\/the-draft-riots-final-thoughts-and-bibliography-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The Draft Riots: Final Thoughts and Bibliography"},"content":{"rendered":"

The riots were quelled when federal troops faced off with rioters on Thursday, July 16th<\/sup>, eventually ending the immediate disarray in New York City. After the riots were over, Governor Horatio Seymour addressed the people of New York City and made a statement to the rioters, \u201cI know that many who have participated in these proceedings would not have allowed themselves to be carried to such extremes of violence and wrong, except under apprehension of injustice,\u201d [1]<\/a>and reminds the \u2018participants\u2019 to appeal to the courts if they are dissatisfied with the conscriptions. Overall, the New York City draft riots thickened the line of racism and class difference felt in New York City and America, especially in regards to the Irish and African American groups. Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Staten Island all responded to the riots in different and similar ways to the calamity and urgency that overwhelmed them in July of 1863. Although this event seems like a small \u2018blip\u2019 on the radar when the Civil War is taught and studied, it was very important at the time and still is important, especially in New York City history.<\/p>\n