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Draft wheel
Unidentified makerca. 1863
New-York Historical Society
New York, NY, United States
This drum-shaped wheel was used in the draft lottery for the Civil War held on July 13, 1863 in the 7th Congressional District, comprising the 11th and 17th Wards of New York City (the East Side below 14th Street and above Rivington Street). The draft lottery, part of the nation's first conscription act, touched off the worst urban riots in American history.
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Details
- Title: Draft wheel
- Creator: Unidentified maker
- Date Created: ca. 1863
- Location Created: New York, New York, United States
- Physical Dimensions: 23 x 25 1/2 x 21 3/4 in. ( 58.4 x 64.8 x 55.2 cm )
- Type: Arifact
- Medium: Wood, metal
- Object Number: 1865.6
- Credit Line: New-York Historical Society, Gift of Frederic C. Wagner
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