Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1845-07-01
CHRONOLOGY OF THE BIOGRAPHY OF GEN
JACKSON.

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JACKSON.
l767, March l5-Boln near the Waxhaw set
Element, South Carolina, Of parents recently emil
grated from Ireland.
l16l.-En,ered the revolutionary service at the
age of IL. Taken prisoner and wounded by a
British officer for spirited resistance TO degra-
ding order.
l784-Commenced The study Of The law at Sa-
lisbury, NC.
l7S6-Admitted 10 The bar in North Carolina.
l7SS-Accompaned Judge McNairey 10 The
s. w. Territory, now the State Of Tennessee,
where he was shortly alter appointed Attorney
General.
l795.-Chosen a member OF the Convention TO
form Constitution for the Stale Of Tennessee =
Elected 10 Congress in the same year, and look his
seat in the II. of r. Nov. % 1896
I797-Elec,ed U. S. Senator and took his
seal Nov. o., 1897.
l799.-Resigned his place in The Senate, and
appointed Judge Of the Supreme Court Tennes-
see.
1900 Chosen General of Militia Of Tennes-
see.
1902 Raised $500 volunteers for the war
with Great Britain, and $4,000 on his personal
credit 10 provide for their comfort.
lSi3-Afer the massacre at Fort Mimms, by
the Creeks, took command OF Tennessee troops,
with recently fractured arm, and in six months
terminated the border difficulties.
1914 Appointed BTisadier General in The
United States Army. Concluded advantageous
treaty with the CreekS-reduced Pensacola
forced the surrender of Fort Barrancas, and dis
persed the British and Indians ha bored and pro-
tecied there by the treacherous conduct of the
Spanish Governor, ManrqueZ, Nov 9.-ArreSt-
cd the advance Of the British 10 New Orleans by
a daring nigh, attack Dec. 23.-Repulsed The at
tack under Sir E. Packcnham, with great loss 10
the British, Dec. %.
lal5.-Jan. |, Repulsed another assaull.-Jan.
6, with 300 American miliiiamen won the
great victory of New Orleans, over 5000 of
Welingions lnvincibles, repulsng their attack,
with a loss Of thirteen on the one side and ZOO
on The o,her-Jan. 24h, Fined 81 900 by Judge
Hall for opposing haheAs corpus issued BY said
Judge during existence Of Martial Law, for the
release Of Lonai!lier, arrested by General Jack
son for exciting mutiny in his camp. The
amount of the fine was collected by the ladies
of N. Orleans but Jackson declined its reception;
and, in accordance with his recommendation, il
was distributed among the widows and orphans
of those who had fallen 10 defence Of the city;
Gen. jackson paying the fine himself.
lsI7-Marched against the Seminoles in Flo
rda--execnted two incendiaries for stimulating the
Indians, Arbuthnot and Amhrister. Again en-
tered Pensacola and took Fort Barrancas, 10
which the Spanish Governor had re,reated. July
23h.
ls2l.-Appointed frs, Governor OF Florida az
Ter its eession to the United States.
lSa2.-Nominated as candidate for the Presi-
dency by the Legislature Of Tennessee.
lS23.-Deelined the appointment of Minister 10
Mexico.
ls24.-Received plurality ofvotes for Presiden-
cy, but the election devolving on The House Of
Representatives, Mr.. J. @. Adams was chosen.
General Jackson elected 10 the U. S. Senate from
Tennessee
lee5.-Again nominated for the Presidency
Resigned his seat in The Senate