james madison was the sitting president that led troops in the whiskey rebellion during his term.
james madison was the sitting president that led troops in the whiskey rebellion during his term.
who was the sitting president that lead troops in the whiskey rebellion during his term?
james madison
during the whiskey rebellion, local citizens raised a liberty pole in support of the rebels, and to protest conscription of soldiers to put down the rebellion. nevertheless, these citizens were censured in a town meeting and removed the pole the next day. president george washington, while leading united states troops against the rebels, came through town on the way from carlisle to bedford, staying overnight on october 12, 1794. according to tradition, washington lodged with dr. robert johnson, a surgeon in the pennsylvania line during the revolution. this march was one of only two times that a sitting president personally commanded the military in the field. (the other was after president james madison fled the british occupation of washington, d.c. during the war of 1812.) after sending the troops toward pittsburgh from bedford under general henry "light horse harry" lee, washington returned through chambersburg sometime between october 21–26. james chambers was appointed a brigadier general of militia during the whiskey rebellion.
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in 2018, wigle partnered with pittsburgh's heinz history center on a prohibition rye whiskey to accompany the museum's "american spirits: the rise and fall of prohibition" exhibition. wigle has also partnered with other museums, including the mattress factory and the carnegie science center in pittsburgh, the allegheny museum in cumberland, maryland, and the smithsonian’s national museum of american history in washington, d.c. wigle is also involved in the development of a whiskey rebellion trail following the great allegheny passage, a trail that extends from pittsburgh, through pennsylvania and maryland to mt. vernon. wigle partnered with the omni bedford springs hotel in bedford, pennsylvania, a town about 100 miles southeast of pittsburgh where washington led his troops during the whiskey rebellion. wigle’s annual “tar and feathering” party (a part of the whiskey rebellion heritage festival) raises money for nonprofits.
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