Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was born in the Waxhaw settlement, South Carolina in 1767. He was constitutionally a patriot, soldier and statesman. He enlisted in the Continental Army at the age of 14 and performed feats of noble courage that would have honored manhood. When fighting bravely for his country he was wounded and taken prisoner. After much suffering he was exchanged and at the close of the war prosecuted his studies and became a respectable member of the Bar. He commanded a successful expedition against the southern Indians. In 1820 was the commissioner to receive the Floridas from Spain. He was made governor of that territory and performed many public duties with great energy. He was a Major-General during the last war with mother Britain. His defense of New Orleans against the veteran Army of General Packenham has no parallel in modern warfare. In 1828, General Jackson was elected President of the United States and served two terms. He was emphatically a man of the people. In point of physical and moral courage he had no superior. He was stern in his integrity, honest in his purposes, unbending in his resolves,determined in his course of action. When time shall absorb the bitterness of party spirit that his bold administration created,the historian will trace the fair lines of the career of Andrew Jackson and present a picture to after generations that will command their profound admiration. He lived a patriot and died a Christian in 1845.{Andrew Jackson portrait and signature} ENGRAVED BY T.B. WELCH FROM A DRAWING BY J.B. LONGACRE.