In Search of History

Season 1 Episode 3: Civil War Draft Riots

The year 1863, the President was Abraham Lincoln, a new law calling for more troops on the front lines came to pass and civil discontent was about to erupt in the worst violence our nation had ever seen. Soon there would be blood in the streets - the New York City Draft Riots of 1863. In the wake of the first federal draft in U.S.. history, the city exploded...and for a week it was chaos.

Genre:

Documentary

Seasons:

5

Episodes:

110

Cast:

David Ackroyd

Quality:

HD

Duration:

45 min

First Air:

1996

Rating:

7.0