Zach

I've set this story in New York City, 1863 during the Civil War. The story takes place during the biggest civil unrest in America besides the Civil War itself, when mainly Irish men rioted for four days until the Union sent soldiers to stop the riot. The riot is real. The event actually happened in 1863 in New York. The draft was also real which caused the riot. The riot lasted for four days and over 119 people were killed. Another thing that is true is who the riot was after, the police stations, the mayors house, and Freed slaves/Africans. The reason the rioters attacked Africans is that most were Irish laborers, middle class, white men who didn't want to lose there jobs to the slaves being freed and escaping to the north. The fact that there were Union Troops in the city for defense is true. The battle the main character's dad dies in is a real battle. Bull Run was one of the first major battles of the Civil War. The price that people had to pay the government to get out of the riot is factual. My main character is completely fictional same as his family. What happened to them could have happened in those times. Mr. and Mrs. Potter are also fictional along with their Gun store. All dialogue is fictional. Ivan, the Irish giant, is completely made up. In the first chapter of my historical-fiction story my main character, Bill, is introduced, along with his problem, the biggest riot in America broke out in where he is stationed, New York. It also introduces a few characters (Mr. and Mrs. Potter, Ivan, Bill's dead family, other Irish men, etc.) Bill is a Union Soldier and is trying to survive until the Union sends soldiers, not included in first chapter but they end up sending soldiers. __**If you want to read MORE about these topics, I used these sources for my story:**__ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/list_of_weapons_in_the_American_civil_war http://chnm.gmu.edu/lostmuseum/IM/272 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Draft_Riots http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_War http://NewYorkDraftriots.blogspot.com
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