Jackson Mississippi Named After President Andrew Jackson
Jackson is not only the largest city in the state of Mississippi, it is also huge in social significance and historical relevance. It is commonly referred to as the city with soul, which is also its current official slogan. This is reflective of its namesake, President Andrew Jackson, and his battle of New Orleans for which the city was named. Jackson was the seventh president of the United States and served for two terms. He held the office from March of 1829 through March of 1837. He had two Vice Presidents, John C. Calhoun, who had also served under the previous office of President John Quincy Adams, and also Martin Van Buren who go on to become the next President. His portrait appears on the US twenty dollar bill.
Jackson was born on March 15, 1767, the ides of March, two parents who had immigrated from Northern Ireland just two years prior. When he was thirteen he joined the local regiment of the Revolutionary War and served as a courier. Both he and his brother Robert Jackson became captured and were held by the British as prisoners of war. He later became the final US president who had served in the Revolutionary War.
The Battle of New Orleans, for which Jackson became a national hero, occurred in January of 1815. On the eighth of the month British troops invaded New Orleans and Jackson’s five thousand soldiers were up against the seven thousand five hundred British soldiers. The odds were against Jackson and his troops, though through his leadership they were able to overcome the deficit and ultimately beat the British and regain New Orleans. It was during this conflict that Jackson earned his nickname Old Hickory, because it was said he was as tough as old hickory. After this conflict Jackson became a national hero. Tourists who visit the city and stay in one of the hotels Jackson should be interested in its famous namesake and may also be interested in making a comparison between this somewhat controversial historic figure and the current state of this city with soul.
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