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Tag Archives: Andrew Jackson
Memorials and Memory on a French Quarter Dog Walk
My wife and I, along with our spunky mutt Mouton (named after General Jean-Jacques-Alfred- Alexandre Mouton), spent the week before Christmas 2021 in New Orleans. My younger sister got married that week and we were sure to not miss out. … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Monuments
Tagged Andrew Jackson, Battle of Liberty Place, Beauregard Monument, Benjamin Butler, David Farragut, Fall of New Orleans, Faubourg Marigny, French Quarter, Homer Plessy, Jean-Jacques-Alfred-Alexandre Mouton, Jefferson Davis statue, New Orleans, Plessy v. Ferguson, Robert E. Lee statue, Slave trade, Solomon Northup, Washington Artillery, William Mumford
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The Secession of Mississippi
January 9, 2020, is the 160th anniversary of the secession of Mississippi Named for war hero Andrew Jackson, Jackson, Mississippi, was founded in 1821 at the intersection of the Natchez Trace and the Pearl River. Jackson himself had come through … Continue reading
Posted in 160th Anniversary, Antebellum South, Economics, Politics, Primary Sources, Slavery
Tagged 160th Anniversary, Andrew Jackson, cotton, Declaration of Immediate Causes, Jackson Mississippi, John C. Calhoun, Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, Mississippi secession, Nullification, Ordinance of Secession, secession, Slavery, Thomas Jefferson
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The Bust of Grant and the Indiscriminate Destruction of Monuments
For some people, Ulysses S. Grant’s monument in San Francisco toppled last Friday not with a clang but with a loud “I told you so.” “First, it’s Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee, but just you wait,” those people have … Continue reading
Posted in Memory, Monuments, Revolutionary War, Ties to the War
Tagged Andrew Jackson, Christopher Columbus, civil rights, Francis Scott Key, Grant monument, Grant's Last Battle, Jefferson Davis statue, Jefferson statue, Lincoln Memorial, Monuments, Philip Schuyler, Robert E. Lee statue, Robert Schmid, San Francisco, Slavery, slippery slope, St. Junipero Serra, Teddy Roosevelt, Ulysses S. Grant, Washington statue, Williams Wickham statue
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Site of Stonewall Jackson’s Death Gets New Name
A subtle but important change is underway at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park (FSNMP): the site where Stonewall Jackson died is getting renamed. The building formerly known as the Stonewall Jackson Shrine will henceforth be officially referred to as … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, National Park Service
Tagged Alamo, Andrew Jackson, Fort McHenry, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, Ft. McHenry, Hugh Mercer Apothecary Shop, Jackson Death Site, Jackson Shrine, John Hennessey, National Park Service, Reggie Jackson, Stonewall Jackson, Virginia Lee Cox
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Civil War Trails: Connecting the Dots
by Drew Gruber A first glance, the iconic brick “Price, Birch & Co.” building in Alexandria, Virginia doesn’t seem to have much in common with the stately, Federal style “Spring Haven” plantation in Sumner County, Tennessee. Today, the “Price, Birch … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Slavery, Ties to the War
Tagged Andrew Jackson, Armfield and Franklin, Civil War Trails, Edward Sanders, Isaac Franklin, James Otey, John Armfield, Leonidis Polk, Michael and Cara Hogan, Price Birch & Co., Sewanee, Slave trade, Slavery, Spring Haven, The UNiversity of the South
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Coffee in the Civil War
Today, we are pleased to welcome guest author Ashley Webb. If you’re like me, every morning, I wake up and have a cup of coffee (or two or three). Coffee was also an essential part of a Civil War soldier’s … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Common Soldier, Memory
Tagged 28th Virginia, 31st Virginia, Andrew Jackson, coffee, Fredericksburg, Rappahannock River, whiskey
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A visit with “Old Kinderhook” on the 150th anniversary of his death
The secession of South Carolina triggered civil war in Martin Van Buren’s house before it ever triggered fighting on the battlefield. After his public career ended, the former president had retired to the quiet life of a country farmer in … Continue reading
