"The Confederate Plot to Burn New York" Topic
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| Tango01 | 05 Jul 2018 10:11 p.m. PST |
"The plot to burn New York City was an attempt by the Confederate secret service to bring some of the destruction of the Civil War to the streets of Manhattan. Originally envisioned as an attack designed to disrupt the election of 1864, it was postponed until late November. On Friday evening, November 25, 1864, the night after Thanksgiving, conspirators set fires in 13 major hotels in Manhattan, as well as in public buildings such as theaters and one of the most popular attractions in the country, the museum run by Phineas T. Barnum. Crowd poured into the streets during the simultaneous attacks, but the panic faded when the fires were quickly extinguished. The chaos was immediately assumed to be some sort of Confederate plot, and the authorities began hunting for the perpetrators…."
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| Choctaw | 06 Jul 2018 7:39 a.m. PST |
Sherman's boys were better at setting fires. |
| Tango01 | 06 Jul 2018 10:53 a.m. PST |
Much better!…(smile) Amicalement
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bases them up.