In July of 1863, resentment among the working classes in NYC boiled over. It was the worst urban unrest in American History. Part One of this multi-part series examines the background and context of the Draft Riots. Episode 2 will be released on July 13th and Episode 3 on July 17th.

Episode Five: A Bloody and Treasonable Doctrine: The NYC Draft Riots Pt. 2A

Join award winning author Lee Hutch as he tackles such weighty subjects as syphilis and the Civil War soldier, the horrors of the Civil War battlefield, and what they did with all those amputated limbs.