Andrew Jackson - American Revolutionary War Veteran Graves on Waymarking.com

Andrew Jackson was born on March 17, 1767 in the “Carolina’s”, his actual birthplace is claimed by both North and South Carolina, although Jackson himself claimed South Carolina as his birthplace. At the age of 13 he, he joined the Continental Army as a courier. He was captured and imprisoned by the British during the American Revolutionary War. Jackson was the last U.S. President to have been a veteran of the American Revolution, and the only President to have been a prisoner of war. The war took the lives of Jackson's entire immediate family.

Jackson move to Tennessee in 1787 and was elected as Tennessee's first Congressman, upon its statehood in the late 1790s, and quickly became a U.S. Senator in 1797 but resigned within a year. With a very limited education Jackson was appointed judge of the Tennessee Supreme Court in 1798.

Jackson severed in the War of 1812 and was nationally reconized for his leadership during the Battle of New Orleans in 1815. Jackson was also active during the Seminole War and when the Spanish ceded Florida to the United States, Jackson was appointed its territorial governor.

In 1828, “Old Hickory” as he was known because of his toughness, was elected the seventh President of the United State. Despite numerous confrontation with Congress, Jackson was reelected and served two full terms as President.

After leaving office in 1837, Jackson retire to The Hermitage, his Nashville home, where he remained influential in both national and state politics. He enjoyed 8-years of retirement at The Hermitage and died there on June 8, 1845 of chronic tuberculosis and heart failure. He was 78-years old.

President Andrew Jackson and his wife Rachel are buried in “Rachel’s Garden” at the Hermitage along with other members of the Jackson Family.

The gravesite can only be visit by touring the Hermitage, which is open daily from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Admission for adults is $12.00.

Location type: Single Grave Date of Birth: 03/17/1767 Date of Death: 06/08/1845 Cause of death: Died Later Grave Marker Text: General Andrew Jackson Born: March 15, 1767 Died: June 8, 1845 Ranks: Courier

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