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The draft riot in Troy, New York erupted on the second day of the New York City draft riot, on Tuesday, July 14th of 1863.  Workers from iron and nail factories went on strike and marched across town in a workers protest.  The offices of the Republican Troy Daily Times newspaper were demolished.  Eighty-eight white prisoners were released from jail when rioters staged a jailbreak.  Three black prisoners were not released by the rioters.  Over the course of the evening and overnight, various groups of rioters vandalized the homes of prominent Republicans.  They also vandalized the homes of and assaulted & terrorized blacks and German immigrants.  Police and the military restored order in Troy by 5 AM that morning.  Fortunately, no one was killed duirng the Troy draft riot.