The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-10-31
General Jackson.
rom ths Jaeksan cAIIss.l New.

From The Jackson Nliss.) News.
All Americans are familiar with the son.
briquet of General Andrew Jackson vel
very lew know how it was earned by the old
hero. happen 10 BE- able % inform YOU
readers.
In 1886 was intimately acquainted will
Colonel John Alien, United States Agent o
The Chickasaw lpdisns, residing 10 Ponto-
Toe snd with his brother, Captain William
Allen, thtn me.chsnt in that town
learned IRON Capt. vii lam Allen that hi
father was a near neighbor and dev0tet
friend Of General jackson, and that he ant
his Brother john served as soldiers In hi
escort, in ali his campaigns, and camped a
the same fire, and mest,d with him durin,
she Creek war. They were certainly grsa
iavorites with him and be rewarded then
for their friendship by giving them lucra
tive appointments in the Chickasaw natioi
while he was President. la conversa, i0G
with Captlin Allen about General Jackson
ON one occasion / esEed how he acquired IN,
name OF sold Hickoryg" give his reply
a. well as ! can remember. in his owl
words
~During the campaign which included
the battle of Emucklnw creek, the aFtuy
was moving rapid TO surprise the Indians
and We " re without tents. Ia the month
nf March, o cold equinoctial rain fe on us
mingled with slect, which lasted several
dsys. The General was exposed To the
weather, and was suffering severely with 3
bad cold and sure throat. At night we
bivouaeked in q nluddy bottom, while il was
pouring down ruia, which froze az 1t fell.
Ny brother John and ], finding that he was
unNell, became uneasy shout him, altho'
be did not complain, aud laid down upon
the BLANKET BY the camp IRE with his sol
diers. Seeing him wet 10 the skin, stretch
I'd in the mud ara water in his suffering
condition. We determined 30 Try and make
hnn more comfortable.
I'VE oOt down a stout hickory tree, IN
which ihe sap was rising, and peeled the
bark Il, m il in large fakes cut TIVE forks
aud pole, laid down 4 noor Of bark and
dead leaves, snd rooted Il, and closed one
side, or rather one end OF the structure,
against che wind with bark, and lell the
other open. We then dried our blankets
aud made him pallet in the tent We had
constructed. We woke M the old General.
and with some difficulty persuaded him 10
crawl in. With his saddle for a pillow,
wrapped in our dry blankets, ssd his sect 20
me dfe, be slept snugly and soundly all
night, well cas- "a IN hickory bark.
1.-The next morning an ID man from the
neigheorhood cane into camp with Jug Of
whisky, with which, after imbibine 6iite
freely himself he gave Us al fstrest," as
far - The liquor would ~. lie seemed 10 be
q kindhesrted, joyial and patriotic old Eel.
low, sort Of privileged character in HE
country. While staggering about among
The camp 6res, full Of fun and ffolic, ne
Numbered upon our little hiekory-bark tent,
which Immediately arrested his aitentiou
Alter cycling il i'v Q moment lac exclaimed:
What sort Of a. oatlandish ludiau dxiu' is
ihls,i and gave il g KICK which tumbled
down The queer lcok az structure, aud COM
pietely buried the old hero in the bark. Az
he struggled cut OF the ruins and looked
uerceiy around for the author Of the mis-
chief, The old topper recognized him. ana ex-
claimed Hello, cid Hiegorvi come out of
your bark and JOIN ne in 3 drinkT"
There was something 60 ludicrous IN The
whole scenes that respect Tor his pTesence
Ead rank could not restrain our merriment
lie very good humoredly Joined rs in laugh
ing at tae mishsp. As he rose M, and !
shock the bark from him, We an gave him |
= r.ro "hurrah for Old Hickory" This
"ss NE hrstume he ever heard these words.
which were Afterwards shouted by the mil. /
Mons OF his countrymen whenever he sp-
Pearci among then.
Will emily add that Captain Winis,
Alien, Of davidson county, Tennessec. ub1
diea 10 f0ntotec, In 1857, was disIinruish.3 |
ior ooursss, Integrity and strict yers,it,.
And the stove may BE- rcesriel Is a M.
t'oeaht OF the tIigln Of the nickname ofl
General Andreg Jack toa.