Request a brochure Civil War Encyclopedia Blue and Gray Trail Civil War in Georgia On the Blue and Gray Trail Civil War by state Today in the Civil War Battles Images Places Feature Stories Links Search Who we are	The Civil War in New York Darius Couch New York City draft riots Martin Van Buren September 11, 1786 September 14, 1786 The Annapolis Convention (in Maryland) backs calling a Constitutional Convention to begin in May, 1787 in Philadelphia Maryland Virginia New Jersey Delaware New York Pennsylvania March 8, 1817 The New York Stock Exchange is organized. It will open later this month. New York February 28, 1818 New York passes a bill requiring state banks to pay debt in United States notes or specie (hard currency). New York   Panic of 1819 February 18, 1825 With the support of many Northern states, Senator Rufus King of New York introduces a bill calling for the creation of a fund from the sale of public land to carry out gradual emancipation. New York May 9, 1837 Banks in New York City see a tremendous outflow (some estimates range as high as $700,000) of hard currency (gold and silver) as a result of the Specie Circular. New York   Specie Circular   Panic of 1837 May 10, 1837 New York City banks suspend hard currency payments because of depleted reserves. The "Panic of 1837" that occurred today results in a 6-year depression New York   Specie Circular   Panic of 1837 September 3, 1838 Frederick Douglass travels from Baltimore to New York under an assumed named, escaping slavery Maryland New York   Frederick Douglass June 22, 1848 The "Independent Democratic Convention" is held in Utica, New York, and consists mostly of Barnburners. They nominate Martin Van Buren as candidate for President New York   Election of 1848 October 1, 1851 An angry mob takes William Henry, an escaped slave, from the jail in Syracuse and helps him flee to Canada New York February 27, 1860 After being photographed by Matthew Brady, Abraham Lincoln speaks at the Cooper Institute in New York City. New York   The Election of 1860   Abraham Lincoln January 6, 1861 Fernando Wood, mayor of New York, proposed that New York City should secede as well, allowing trade with both the North and South New York January 12, 1861 Star of the West returns to New York City New York   Star of the West February 20, 1861 President-elect Abraham Lincoln and Vice-president Elect Hannibal Hamlin of Maine meet in New York City Maine New York   Abraham Lincoln May 24, 1861 Col. Elmer Ephraim Ellsworth of the 11th New York Fire Zouaves is killed in the Marshall House Inn in Alexandria, Virginia, after he and his men removed a Confederate flag. He is generally regarded as the first officer killed while on duty in the American Civil War. New York   Civil War Firsts   Encounter at the Marshall House July 13, 1863 July 16, 1863 Draft riots, New York City New York   New York City draft riots January 10, 1867 New York ratifies the 14th Amendment New York   14th Amendment
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