In the 1828 presidential race between Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams, the popular hero of the Battle of New Orleans swept the popular vote, but failed to win sufficient electoral votes ...

Gen. Andrew Jackson made several trips to Pensacola, with the last on July 17, 1821 being the most important. Click here for important updates to our privacy policy.

BUCHANAN: Dishonoring Gen. Andrew Jackson In Samuel Eliot Morison’s “The Oxford History of the American People,” there is a single sentence about Harriet Tubman.

Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson’s defeat of the British in the Battle of New Orleans likely won him the presidency. The Tennessee native rushed to New Orleans’ aid when he learned ...

Death of the Adopted Son of Gen. Andrew Jackson. Share full article. April 21, 1865. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from April 21, 1865, Page 4 Buy ...

Andrew Jackson’s victory at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815 immediately vaulted him to political prominence, not least because the nascent forces of American democracy—artisans, workingmen, and ...

The Remains of Gen. Jackson. Share full article. March 3, 1860. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from March 3, 1860, Page 4 Buy Reprints.

During the War of 1812, roughly two decades before he became president, Gen. Andrew Jackson wrote home to his wife, Rachel, from the battlefield. Though he was tired and banged up, Jackson was ...

Jackson’s leadership changed U.S. history. By Howard Kittell; The War of 1812 is considered America’s “second war of independence.” While the war did not end until Feb. 18, ...

Into this dire situation stepped Major General Andrew Jackson. A native of Tennessee who had witnessed the horrors of the Revolutionary War and Indian attacks, he was glad America had finally ...

General Andrew Jackson led a ragtag army of U.S. servicemembers, volunteer militia, free blacks, Native Americans and even a band of pirates to defend New Orleans in an invasion.