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.

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 ...

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.

Gen. Andrew Jackson found a dead Creek Indian woman embracing her living infant son. … Because of his compassion, Gen. Jackson took the infant to Fort Struther … where he nursed him back to ...

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 ...

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.

A debate about which Jackson is the namesake of Jackson County has been raised as local historians prepared this year for Tuesday's bicentennial celebration. It has been commonly held belief that ...

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, ...

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 ...

In the skirmishing over the city's plans to remove four Confederate monuments from New Orleans-owned property, opponents have sought to enlist Gen. Andrew Jackson in a couple of rhetorical maneuvers.