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Kronologi over fredssagen og international politik 13. Juli 1863 / Time Line July 13, 1863
Version 3.007/13/1863
Flere dages voldsomme protester mod the Enrollment Act bryder ud i
New York. Omkring 1000 mennesker dør under
urolighederne.
Massive anti-draft protests in New York City led to a bloody riot
as a mob of 50,000, decrying the first-ever wartime draft, burned
buildings (including an orphan asylum), stores and draft offices,
attacked police, and some clubbed, lynched, and shot large numbers
of blacks, whom they blamed for the war. Rioters were protesting
the provision allowing cash payment ($300) in place of service. By
the time troops returning from Gettysburg finally restored order,
1,200 had died over three days.
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