The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-07-10
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH or GENERAL
JACKSON.

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH or GENERAL
JACKSON
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Ancrsw Jackson sas born 90 Ihs let
al March. I767. IN The :. Maxhsw" sss.
lensnL :. c. iiis psrsas ~srs sni.
Rrsnls from lIslssd. wLo had selllsd il
ne place too ysars bsiess. .heis lhry
followed shs iad0siuial ocrupsiien of fsfm.
lns. They belonged 10 lksf rlsss of lrish
people called the yeomanry. dislngnishsc
Coz the quiet sntBrs Of honesty. sobrsay
and hnspilsiily. Shorty slleF The birth
Of Asdse. J.ckson. his father Died. lsas.
inc him along with tao elder brollefs 70
be presided Tor By their melhef, . wcmsu
who seems % have possessed many % he
mosl exerIlenl virtues Of her ser. The
psH,mony lslI By Jack eh's laihef wss
snall-net enough 10 educate libsrslly he
three sons: IL Was. therefore, delsroined
that The youngest should Be brought up
Coz Inc ministry, While the bIolhsrs. Hugh
and Robert. sh0eld fellow The calling 81
their Isihsr. Aadrsw. accordingly, as
sent 30 flourishing school 10 ne .ei,le
ment. where he remained occupied ullh
The dead Languages uDll he revolutionary
war brough, an enemy into the ne,ghbar.
hood. lIRow became necessary iar even
boys 10 shruldrr The nuske, Or rife, and
Al The iender age Of fourteen. encouraged
BY hi. pslliate mother. young Jark.on.
accompanied By hs brothers. sought The
ranks Of The American army, and ranged
himself hnder its banners.
The Wexhsw seiilers. among whom
were The Jarksons. wers obliged 10 retire
before The Brush into North Carolina.
They, however, soon returned 10 the Wax.
have. Shortly afier their relurn. band
Of ray patrols. with hon were An
dres Jaekson and one OF his brothers (lhe
other having already perished in the bal.
re OF Sionol were surprised nd rouied
By superior British force. many Of their
number being taken prisoners. Jackson
and his brother escaped. but on The follow.
ing day. having entered The house 81 .
friend 10 procure food. they WIRE esp,ar-
ed by . msrsuJing parry of the enemy.
An Anecdo,e is told Of Jsckson's conduct
on This occasion. Being ordered By .
British officer 10 wipe ihe mud of his
boots, Jzrkson peremptnrislly refused,
demanding the treatment due 70 prisoner
Of war. On bis continuing TO refuse ODE
dience 10 The commands al The officer, the
latter became enraged. and. drawing bis
sabre, s,ruek al The head Of the young
Jackson. which blow Jackson caught in
his LEE, hand, receiving wound, the mark
Of wh,rh he carried with him 10 his grave.
His brother. for q similar offence. had his
head laid wide open by sword wound,
which sletssrds cau,ed his dfaih.
Tie two brothers were carried to Cam
den. where they were Imprisoned unit az
ter The battle OF Camden. when they were
ress@.ea 1y IN. .xsss,an. afan slr-~.i.aa,.
mother. This hsroIc woman shortly sf'
ter expired near The city Of Charleston. 10
which place she had gone on an ersnd oI
mercy, the relief Of the American pri-o-
ners. Jackson's remaining brother died
about the same time, leaving him friend
less in the world.
The war vas brought 10 q close, and
Jackson having contracted an intimacy
with some wealthy and rather dissolu,s
young men b. long,ng TO Charleston. and
Who had bern si,ying At the Wsxhaws,
nov accompanied them on Their return IA
their hnme. Ia such compsny his small
pa,nmony snon d~indled away. and he
was hou,ly contracting pernieious habits.
Before il was TOO late. however. BY an en-.
ergete step. he broke of from his evil az.
sociA:es. and in The winter Of 1884, at The
age OF lS. retired 10 Salisbury, North
Carolina, where he entered lawyers Of
fee, aud commenced the study Of The law.
In two yeats he was admitted 10 practice,
and not liking Salisbury as a theatre ior
his talents. he em'grated TO Tennessee,
tea.') aud Afterwards 10 Nashville. where,
i" 1883, he located himself permanently.
Here he soon obtsined = lucrative prac,iee,
and was also distinguished among the cit.
izen soldiers and bold spIrits Of the place
90 one 0i The boldest.
In 1896. he was elected one Of The
members Of The convention assembled "a
frame constitution for ,he State. In the
following yesr he was sent TO Congress,
To The House oi Representatives. and IN The
mex, lie became . member OF the United
States Senate. He resigned, however. in
the same year, not being satisfied with his
pollirai duties q. Washington. While hs
aas si,lt at u ashlnetan, in the capac ty
Of Senator, the Tennessee militia. With
out consultation with hin, had elected hun
their Major General. which rank he con.
tinued 10 hold until 1874. when he received
he same grade in the regular army. In
medlslely on his return from Congress, b,
! was sppnInted one of the Judpes of The Cu