was the police part of it?
Yes, under the command of Superintendent John A. Kennedy.
New York City draft riots
New York Metropolitan Police Department under the command of Superintendent John A. Kennedy.Commissioners Thomas Coxon Acton and John G. Bergen took command when Kennedy was seriously injured by a mob during the early stages of the riots.
Of the NYPD Officers-there were four fatalities-1 killed and 3 died of injuries
those most likely to have taken part in the new york city draft riots of 1863 were The white working-class. when did these riots take place? July 13–16, 1863. which country? United States of America. why? It is widely regarded as the culmination of white working-class discontent with new laws passed by Congress that year to draft men to fight in the ongoing American Civil War. how were they resolved? UNANSWERABLE how was order restored? As this news appeared in newspapers, some rioters stayed home. But some of the militias began to return and used harsh measures against the remaining mobs.
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New York City draft riots [SEP] New York Metropolitan Police Department
New York Metropolitan Police Department under the command of Superintendent John A. Kennedy.Commissioners Thomas Coxon Acton and John G. Bergen took command when Kennedy was seriously injured by a mob during the early stages of the riots. Of the NYPD Officers-there were four fatalities-1 killed and 3 died of injuries