<P> October 3d Marched early in the morning for Harrisburgh, where we arrived about 12 O'clock . About 1 O'Clock recd . information of the Presidents approach on which, I had the regiment paraded, timely for his reception, & considerably to my satisfaction . Being afterwards invited to his quarters he made enquiry into the circumstances of the man (an incident between an "Itinerant Person" and "an Old Soldier" mentioned earlier in the journal (p. 3)) & seemed satisfied with the information . </P> <P> Washington met with the western representatives in Bedford, Pennsylvania on October 9 before going to Fort Cumberland in Maryland to review the southern wing of the army . He was convinced that the federalized militia would meet little resistance, and he placed the army under the command of the Virginia Governor Henry "Lighthorse Harry" Lee, a hero of the Revolutionary War . Washington returned to Philadelphia; Hamilton remained with the army as civilian adviser . </P> <P> Daniel Morgan, a general key to the winning of the American Revolution, was called up to lead a force to suppress the protest . It was at this time (1794) that Morgan was promoted to Major General . Serving under General "Light - Horse Harry" Lee, Morgan led one wing of the militia army into Western Pennsylvania . The massive show of force brought an end to the protests without a shot being fired . After the uprising had been suppressed, Morgan commanded the remnant of the army that remained until 1795 in Pennsylvania, some 1,200 militiamen, one of whom was Meriwether Lewis . </P> <P> The insurrection collapsed as the federal army marched west into western Pennsylvania in October 1794 . Some of the most prominent leaders of the insurrection, such as David Bradford, fled westward to safety . It took six months for those who were charged to be tried . Most were acquitted due to mistaken identity, unreliable testimony and lack of witnesses . The only two convicted of treason and sentenced to hang were John Mitchell and Philip Wigle . They were later pardoned by Washington . </P>

Who was the leader who put down the whiskey rebellion