The Role of Federal Military Forces in Domestic Disorders, 1789-1878
- ISBN-10
- 0788128183
- ISBN-13
- 9780788128189
- Pages
- 372
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996-04
- Publisher
- DIANE Publishing
- Author
- Robert W. Coakley
Description
Describes the essential elements of the incidents from the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794 to the Reconstruction that followed the Civil War and the ways in which federal military force was applied in each case. Includes: the Fries Rebellion, the Burr Conspiracy, Slave Rebellions, the Nullification Crisis, the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Riots, the 3Buckshot War2, the Patriot War, the Dorr Rebellion, the Army as Posse Comitatus, San Francisco Vigilantes, the Utah Expedition, the Civil War, etc. Extensive bibliography. Index. Full-color and b&w photos and maps.
