Jul 20, 2026 · 9 min · 9 segments
President Washington is not just sending an army, he's personally leading it.
The call went out in August, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, sending thirteen thousand total militia, the largest army assembled since the Revolution.
Governors scrambled to fill the quotas.
Some states offered bonuses for enlistment.
Others threatened fine for those who refused to muster.
The response was mixed.
Finally, the government is doing something.
But by September, thirteen thousand men were gathering.
Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton, who was officially there as an advisor, but unofficially, he would be running the operations.
Secretary Hamilton pushed for this military response.
He believed the government must enforce its laws, and he's not going to watch from Philadelphia.
Governor Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee of Virginia commanded the Virginia Militia, a Revolutionary War cavalry hero, George Washington's friend, and father of Robert E. Lee.
And the army itself is comprised of militia, not professional soldiers.
Some are enthusiastic.
Some are resentful that they've been called up.
But they are an army.
They are organized, and they're marching west.
The call went out in August, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Virginia, sending thirteen thousand total militia, the largest army assembled since the Revolution.
Governors scrambled to fill the quotas.
Some states offered bonuses for enlistment.
Others threatened fine for those who refused to muster.
The response was mixed.
Finally, the government is doing something.
But by September, thirteen thousand men were gathering.
Secretary of Treasury Alexander Hamilton, who was officially there as an advisor, but unofficially, he would be running the operations.
Secretary Hamilton pushed for this military response.
He believed the government must enforce its laws, and he's not going to watch from Philadelphia.
Governor Henry "Light-Horse Harry" Lee of Virginia commanded the Virginia Militia, a Revolutionary War cavalry hero, George Washington's friend, and father of Robert E. Lee.
And the army itself is comprised of militia, not professional soldiers.
Some are enthusiastic.
Some are resentful that they've been called up.
But they are an army.
They are organized, and they're marching west.
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