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Annotated Bibliography

Primary Sources

Barnes, David M. ​The Draft Riots in New York, July, 1863 : the Metropolitan Police, Their

Services during Riot Week, Their Honorable Record​.

ebooks.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/text-idx?c=moamono;cc=moamono;rgn=main;view=

text;idno=barn0060.

This source is a police report taken after the New York City Riots. It references the riots

themselves and how they responded and greatly prevented farther damage, which I

disagree with as the other sources say they could hardly help. There are also a few listed

elements of the aftermath from the riots. The strength of this is that it’s a copy of a

written report taken in the past.

Colyer, Vincent. ​To the Memory of the Martyrs: Abraham Franklin, Peter Heuston, William

Jones, James Costello, Slain in the Riots of July, in the City of New York. Funeral

Services Held in Shiloh Church, N. Y. ...​ 1863,

babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t6736z714;view=1up;seq=6.

I chose this source because it was written very soon after riots occurred, and gives the

view of the government as a reaction to the rioter’s choice of compromise in the form of

a sermon. It shows the government’s negative views on the event.

Goodwell, William. “Abraham Lincoln Papers: Series 1. General Correspondence. 1833-1916:

William Goodell to Abraham Lincoln, Tuesday, July 14, 1863 (New York Draft Riot).”

The Library of Congress​, www.loc.gov/item/mal2482000/?q=riots%2B1863.

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This source shows letters from politicians to Abraham Lincoln on the situation in NYC

and how the government should proceed. They reference the conflict in NYC of violence

from angry rioters and proposes to cancel the draft laws as a compromise. It gives another

perspective from the government at the time.

“The Meeting of the Friends, City Hall Park.” ​The Library of Congress​,

www.loc.gov/item/2008661655/.

This source hosts an image of a New York City past governor, Horatio Seymour, giving a

speech to the rioters in an attempt to calm them down.

[New York (City) - Draft Riot, 1863: ‘The Rioters Burning the Colored Orphan Asylum...5th

Ave. & 46th St.“].” ​The Library of Congress​, www.loc.gov/resource/cph.3a47193/.

This source gives an illustration of rioters burning a colored orphanage, an example of

the rioters taking out the conflict of finding jobs unto the innocent.

“New York City Draft Riots of 1863.” ​American History​, ABC-CLIO, 2017,

americanhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display/287531. Accessed 16 Nov. 2017.

This source is an illustration of the draft riots. It depicts of the rioters firing at the

marching federal soldiers coming into the city. It’s an example of violence in the riots as

their own sort of compromise, but really another conflict to be solved.

Secondary Sources

Blankfein, Alex. “The Causes and Effects of the New York Draft Riots of 1863.” ​The Causes

and Effects of the New York Draft Riots of 1863​,

www.mapsites.net/gotham/es/_alexblankfein_es.htm.
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This Web Page is a helpful and reliable source. The information here matches other

sources, and has more than the others. It was helpful for me as it has information on the

effects of the riots a which I wanted. This source has a full of information about the topic

from the background to the aftermath, but is hard to match with other sources. This

source unique because of all the information it has, from prior issues that lead to the riots

including the difficulty of finding jobs, and how NYC decided to change afterward by

law/status reform.

“The Collect Pond: New York’s First Source of Water Was Filled in to Become ‘Five Points,’

the Worst Slum in American History.” ​Keith York City​, 9 Nov. 2012,

keithyorkcity.wordpress.com/2012/11/09/the-collect-pond-new-yorks-first-source-of-wat

er-was-filled-in-to-become-five-points-the-worst-slum-in-american-history/.

This website has images of Five Points Manhattan in the 19th century, a rough area of

NYC where many immigrants had lived.

Conn, Phyllis. “New York City draft riots of 1863.” World Book Advanced, World Book,

2017,www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/article?id=ar755543. Accessed 3 Nov. 2017.

This is a good secondary source of information because it gives all the important/main

ideas around the draft riots. Not many details are missing, yet gives a lot of information

on the topic. This database hosts many different topics in time, so I know it’s reliable.

Guelzo, Allen C. “Civil War, American.” ​World Book Advanced​, World Book, 2017,

www.worldbookonline.com/advanced/article?id=ar117060. Accessed 16 Nov. 2017.

This source is helpful as it gives background knowledge on the civil war. The

information links into the draft riots subject nicely and is relevant to the topic.
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Harris, Leslie M. “The New York City Draft Riots of 1863.” The New York City Draft Riots

of1863, University of Chicago Press,

www.press.uchicago.edu/Misc/Chicago/317749.html&title=The+New+York+City+Draft

+Riots+of+1863&desc=.

This source provides an excerpt from the book, ​In the Shadow of Slavery: African

Americans in New York City, 1626-1863 ​by Leslie M. Harris, on the New York City draft

riots. This source is very helpful as it is full of details about the event from the

background and aftermath. This book is reliable as its information can be compared to

other reliable sources.

“New York City Draft Riots.” Issues & Controversies in American History, Infobase Learning,

24 Feb. 2006, icah.infobaselearning.com/icahspotlight.aspx?ID=111567. Accessed 3

Nov. 2017.

This source was useful for giving a summary of the New York City draft riots. The

information is similar other sources, so it’s reliable. It mostly references conflict before

the riots. These conflicts are about tensions between the people in NYC. There’s a lack of

information in comparison to other sources, unfortunately. The information from this

source solidifies my thesis.

Posts about Black Regiment on YesterYear Once More.” YesterYear Once More,

yesteryearsnews.wordpress.com/tag/black-regiment/.

This webpage hosts an image of the 54th black regiment which is relevant to the impact

of the riots as the Union League Club was given permission to form it after the riots.
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Rappeport, Alan. “On This Day: Lincoln Frees (Some of) the Slaves.” ​The New York Times​, The

New York Times, 22 Sept. 2014,

www.nytimes.com/politics/first-draft/2014/09/22/on-this-day-emancipation-is-announced

/.

This site hosts an image of a newspaper from NYC after the emancipation proclamation

was created.

“Tammany Hall.” ​Educational Technology Clearinghouse​,

etc.usf.edu/clipart/56500/56554/56554_tammany_hall.htm.

This source has an image of Tammany Hall in the 19th century. This is the building

where the city government democrats approved to buy draft exceptions for New Yorkers

after the riots.