Historedia
Person

Joseph Howard Jr.

Events
1
Episodes
3
Years
1864

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Joseph Howard Jr., with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Civil War gold hoax: fake Lincoln draft proclamation published in New York

    1864

    Role: Journalist and conspirator

    1. May 17-18, 1864 · New York CityCirculation of the forged proclamation

      Conspirators circulated a fake proclamation calling for a 400,000-man draft, hoping to trigger a financial panic and profit from gold price increases.

    2. May 18-21, 1864 · New York CityArrests and release of suspects

      Lincoln and his cabinet suspected a leak, leading to arrests of journalists and telegraph operators, who were later released.

    3. July 18, 1864 · Release of Lincoln's genuine draft proclamationImprisonment and genuine proclamation

      While imprisoned, the conspirators saw Lincoln release a genuine proclamation for 500,000 volunteers on July 18, 1864.

Sources

  1. Civil War gold hoax Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-17