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NYC Draft Riots, Governor Horatio Seymour,1863

New York governor Horatio Seymour's famous (My Friends) speech, delivered from the steps of New York's City Hall during the draft riots, was widely misrepresented in the press. Although not an enthusiast of President Lincoln's war policies, Seymour actually rushed to the scene of the riots and tried to restore order. Here Seymour stands on the City Hall steps, addressing a motley crowd of armed rioters, most of them Irish. It may have been published in connection with the New York Tribune, whose building is prominent in the background. The Tribune's editor, Horace Greeley, was among Seymour's most vocal critics. The New York City draft riots (July 13-16, 1863) were violent disturbances in Lower Manhattan, motivated by discontent with laws passed by Congress to draft men to fight in American Civil War. Engraving by Henry Louis Stephens, 1863.

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NYC Draft Riots, Governor Horatio Seymour,1863

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New York governor Horatio Seymour's famous (My Friends) speech, delivered from the steps of New York's City Hall during the draft riots, was widely misrepresented in the press. Although not an enthusiast of President Lincoln's war policies, Seymour actually rushed to the scene of the riots and tried to restore order. Here Seymour stands on the City Hall steps, addressing a motley crowd of armed rioters, most of them Irish. It may have been published in connection with the New York Tribune, whose building is prominent in the background. The Tribune's editor, Horace Greeley, was among Seymour's most vocal critics. The New York City draft riots (July 13-16, 1863) were violent disturbances in Lower Manhattan, motivated by discontent with laws passed by Congress to draft men to fight in American Civil War. Engraving by Henry Louis Stephens, 1863.

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38.1 x 26.7 cm | 15.0 x 10.5 in (300 dpi)

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1863 • 19TH CENTURY • AFRICAN-AMERICAN • AMERICA • AMERICAN CIVIL WAR • BW • CELEBRITIES • CELEBRITY • CITY HALL • CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE • CIVIL INSURRECTION • DRAFT RIOTS • FAMOUS PEOPLE • FAMOUS • GOVERNOR • HISTORY • HORATIO SEYMOUR • INFAMOUS • LYNCH • MAN • MANHATTAN • MEN • MOB • NEW YORK CITY DRAFT RIOTS • PERSONALITY • POLITICS • RACIAL VIOLENCE • RACISM • RIOTERS • SATIRE • TRIBUNE BUILDING • USA