PNP256381 Draft riots in New York, \'Destruction of the Coloured Orphan Asylum\', 1863 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: from 13-16th July 1863 riots began protesting the Enrollment Act passed by President Abraham Lincoln (1809-65) forcing conscription in the Civil War; mostly poor Irish Americans who rioted because more wealthy men could pay a \'commutation fee\' to avoid service; eventually the mob targeted blacks resulting in Federal Troops being called in;); Peter Newark American Pictures; American, out of copyright.