Low-paid workers responded to the union draft of 1863 by

Low-paid workers responded to the Union draft of 1863 by staging a riot in New York City.

The Enrollment Act, 12 Stat. 731, enacted March 3, 1863, constituted a legislation passed by the United States Congress during the American Civil War to provide fresh manpower for the Union Army.

As a consequence, the enforcement of the act triggered civil unrest in somes cities specially in New York City, such as the New York City draft riots on July 13–16.