president and CEO of the Andrew Jackson Foundation, said in a statement. “Other potential sites were evaluated and eliminated, and state-of-the-art research and testing have affirmed our beliefs ...

Andrew, then thirteen years old, joined the local militia as a patriot courier. At fifteen years of age, Jackson and his other brother, Robert, were captured by the British in 1781. Jackson’s face was ...

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 Forces commanded by Andrew Jackson fought the British in the ...