These were not "Unionists" who were rioting but criminal elements and fifth columnists. Many were Irishmen fresh off the boats not even citizens. See "Gangs of New York" for an interesting display of the forces at work.
Accurate description is not "cynical" deliberate misrepresentation such as you try certainly is.
"These were not "Unionists" who were rioting but criminal elements and fifth columnists. Many were Irishmen fresh off the boats not even citizens."
I've been tarred with every brush imaginable for every single historical action that can even plausibly be pinned on "the south" and southerners. Fair is fair. They're yours, not mine. By mere virtue of geography.