"We Stand By the Flag -- But no Draft"
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    • The Draft Commissioner
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    • Nicholas Kemp
    • John Druecker
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Thesis: 
The Port Washington Draft Riot,  borne of immigrants' life experiences and frustration, was a violent reaction that triggered other draft riots in Wisconsin.  

“When they were going to do the lottery, there was so much unhappiness in Port Washington and people started gathering and grumbling and eventually the crowd got very big and hostile….” Interview with Professor Joseph A. Ranney.


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Michael Kearney and Maxwell Hershey

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