Neale, a Black War of 1812 veteran who has been denied the traditional military honor because of protocols dating to the slavery era. (Jerry Jackson/Staff) Giles also found newspaper accounts that ...

Neale, a Black War of 1812 veteran who has been denied the traditional military honor because of protocols dating to the slavery era. (Jerry Jackson/Staff) Meanwhile, Lough Memorials has supplied ...

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At age 13, Andrew Jackson joined the Continental Army and discovered a future in the military. Promoted to general during the War of 1812, Jackson became a national war hero after a stunning ...

A hero in both the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, Jackson served as a U.S. senator for Tennessee but wished to retire to his home near Nashville. The Tennessee legislature “drafted ...

For the Americans, it was the lowest point of what would become known as the War of 1812. The young United ... 1815 Gen. Andrew Jackson gives the Americans yet another stunning victory by routing ...

In 1802 Jackson was appointed as major general of the Tennessee militia, and would later lead troops in the War of 1812. Jackson led his troops to victory in the Battle of Horseshow Bend in March of ...