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The Irish Brigade in the Civil War: the 69th New York and other Irish regiments of the Army of the Potomac (1998). Burrows, Edwin G., and Mike Wallace. Gotham: a history of New York City to 1898 (Oxford University Press, 1998). Jackson, Kenneth T., ed. The Encyclopedia of New York City (Yale University Press, 2nd ed. 2010) Jaffe, Steven H.
Civil unrest in New York by date in ascending order, from earliest to latest. 1712 – New York Slave Revolt occurred on April 6, when Africans set fire to a building and attacked settlers [1] 1741 – New York Conspiracy occurred when a series of fires March through April burned portions of the city [2]
This article is a timeline of the history of New York City in the U.S. state of New York ... (Civil War, 1861–1865) Early 20th century, 1898–1945
The state of New York during the American Civil War was a major influence in national politics, the Union war effort, and the media coverage of the war. New York was the most populous state in the Union during the Civil War, and provided more troops to the U.S. army than any other state, as well as several significant military commanders and leaders. [1]
Re-designated 7th New York Heavy Artillery on December 19, 1862 due to need for defenses surrounding the capital. 8th New York Heavy Artillery Regiment: Originally mustered in as 129th New York Infantry Regiment on August 22, 1862. Re-designated 8th New York Heavy Artillery on December 19, 1862 due to need for defenses surrounding the capital.
October: Black and white abolitionists free fugitive slave Jerry McHenry from the Syracuse, New York jail and aid his escape to Canada. [163] 1852: In Lemmon v. New York, a New York court frees eight slaves in transit from Virginia with their owner. [165] In the Act in Relation to Service, the Utah Territory legalizes slavery in March 1852. [166]
The Civil War and New York City (Syracuse University Press, 1990) Quigley, David. Second Founding: New York City, Reconstruction, and the Making of American Democracy (Hill and Wang, 2004) excerpt; Scherzer. Kenneth A. The unbounded community: Neighborhood life and social structure in New York City, 1830-1875 (Duke University Press, 1992)
The Almanac of New York City (2008) Jaffe, Steven H. New York at War: Four Centuries of Combat, Fear, and Intrigue in Gotham (2012) Excerpt and text search; Kessner, Thomas. Fiorello H. LaGuardia and the Making of Modern New York (1989) the most detailed standard scholarly biography online; Lankevich, George J. New York City: A Short History (2002)