As president, Jackson took things personally, ousting all Cabinet members because their wives refused to socialize with his secretary of war’s young second wife, who was accused, as Jackson’s ...
Forces commanded by Andrew Jackson fought the British in the Louisiana port city in the last standoff of the War of 1812 Sonja Anderson Daily Correspondent The Battle of New Orleans, as painted by E.
The war had been brought to a close a fortnight ... Preliminary actions went well for the British. Andrew Jackson, the American major-general, sent a small flotilla of gunboats to guard one ...
Duel pistols were no match for the White House incumbent, who fended off the assailant with his cane on this date in 1835 Laura Kiniry Travel Correspondent Andrew Jackson was exiting the U.S ...
The portrait of Andrew Jackson has returned to the wall of the ... their wives refused to socialize with his secretary of war's young second wife, who was accused, as Jackson's late wife had ...
Andrew Jackson, from Tennessee ... simply refused to leave their land -- the Creeks and the Seminoles even waged war to protect their territory. The First Seminole War lasted from 1817 to 1818.
The Civil War would prove to be a forge large and ... and a return to the celebrated political tradition cultivated by Andrew Jackson. Hunter DeRensis is communications director for ...