Draft Riots In New York July 1863

Excerpt from The Draft Riots in New York, July, 1863: The Metropolitan Police; Their Services During Riot Week; Their Honorable Record The following compilation is a record of facts relating to the Opera tions of the Police during the memorable Riot Week, embracing an account of the riots, and scenes and incidents connected therewith. The articles were prepared for the New York Times, and are reprinted nearly as therein appearing. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.