After Governor Mifflin refused to raise the militia to suppress it, Lighthorse Harry Lee commanded the militia sent by George Washington to western Pennsylvania to quash it.
In the lead-up to this event, George Clymer ineptly traveled the countryside in disguise, originally saying he was Henry Knox. During this event, Robert Johnson was tarred and feathered while John Neville was burned in effigy. Mediators at the conventions held to prevent this conflict from occurring included Albert Gallatin, a future Treasury Secretary, and (*) Hugh Henry Brackenridge. One side in this conflict was derisively nicknamed the Watermelon Army. After Governor Mifflin refused to raise the militia to suppress it, Lighthorse Harry Lee commanded the militia sent by George Washington to western Pennsylvania to quash it. For 10 points, name this rebellion which was sparked by an excise tax on the namesake drink.
In the lead-up to this event, George Clymer ineptly traveled the countryside in disguise, originally saying he was Henry Knox.
{Whiskey Rebellion}