Charleston Riot

When

28 Mar 1864

Kind

Riot

Coordinates

39.49° N, 88.18° W

Description

1864 disturbance in Charleston, Illinois

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1864 disturbance in Charleston, Illinois

The Charleston riot occurred on March 28, 1864, in Charleston, Illinois, after Union soldiers who were home on leave and local Republicans clashed with local anti war Democrats known as Copperheads. By the time the violent confrontation had ended, six Union soldiers and three civilians were killed and twelve others were wounded in what was one of the deadliest Civil War riots in the North.

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