CHAPTER 25. Andrew Jackson, Chronology. 1767 March 15-Born in North Carolina? South Carolina? 1784 Fall-Begins the study of law. 1787 May-Admitted to pratice law in North Carolina. 1788 August 12-Duel with Col. Waightstill Avery at Jonesboro. 1788 Spring-Appointed Public Prosecutor for Tennessee. 1791 November-Married Mrs. Rachel Donelson Robards, at 1796 January 11-Member first Constitutional Convention of Tennessee. 1796 Elected Representative in Congress from Tennessee. 1797 November 22-Appointed by Governor Sevier Senator from Tennessee, vice William Blount, resigned. 1798 June-Resigns from Senate. 1798 Elected a member of the Superior Court of Law and Equity. 1801 Elected Major General of Tennessee militia. 1804 Makes his home at the Hermitage in a log house. 1804 July 24-Resigns from the Superior Court. 1805-6 Entertains Aaron Burr. 1806 May 30-Duel with Charles Dickinson. 1812 June 25-Offers services of Tennessee Volunteers to the United States Government in the war of 1812. 1813 January 7-Starts for New Orleans with Tennessee militia. 1813 February 15-Arrives at Natchez. 1813 March 25-Starts home from Natchez. 1813 September 4-Wounded in affray with Thomas H. and Jesse Benton. 1813 October 11-Starts with his command for the Creek War. 1813 November 3-Battle of Talluschatches, Creek War. 1813 November 9-Battle of Talladega, Creek War. 1814 January 22-Battle of Emuckfau, Creek War. 1814 January 24-Battle of Enotocopco, Creek War. 1814 March 27-Battle of the Horseshoe, Creek War. 1814 April 19-Appointed Brigadier General United States Army. 1814 May 1-Appointed Major General United States Army, vice William Henry Harrison, resigned. 1814 August 10-Had treaty with Creeks signed. 1814 September 9-Starts first Florida campaign. 1814 December 2-Arrives at New Orleans for the defense of the city. 1814 December 16-Declares martial law in New Orleans. 1814 December 23-First battle in defense of New Orleans. 1815 January 1-Second battle in defense of New Orleans. 1815 January 8-Wins battle of New Orleans. 1815 March 5-Causes the arrest of Judge Dominick A. Hall, United States District Judge at New Orleans. March 13-Abrogates martial law at New Orleans. 1815 March 24-Fined $1,000.00 by Judge Dominick A. Hall for contempt of court, which Jackson paid the same day, and which was refunded by Congress with interest in 1842. 1815 May 15-Arrives at Nashville from New Orleans. 1817 December 26-Enters upon second Florida campaign. 1818 April 28-Causes the execution of Arbuthnot and Ambrister. 1819 February 8-House of Representatives in Congress sustains Jackson's conduct in the Florida campaign. 1819 January and February-Visits Eastern cities. 1819 February-Spain cedes Florida to the United States. 1821 Appointed by President Monroe Governor of Florida. 1821 May 31-Resigns from the army. 1821 July 17-Takes possession of Florida as Governor, and it becomes a territory of the United States. 1821 October-Resigns as Governor of Florida. 1822 July 20-Nominated for President by the Legislature of Tennessee. 1823 Offered and declined mission to Mexico. 1823 1823 October-Elected to the United States Senate from Ten nessee. Built church for Mrs. Jackson near Hermitage. 1824 March 4-Nominated for President by the Pennsylvania Convention. 1824 November-Receives plurality of electoral votes for Presi dent. 1825 February 9-Defeated for President in the House of Representatives in Congress by John Qunicy Adams, who received the vote of thirteen States, Jackson seven, William H. Crawford of Georgia four. 1825 LaFayette visits the Hermitage. 1825 October-Resigns from the United States Senate. 1825 October-Renominated for President by the Legislature of Tennessee. 1826 or 1827 Communion Sunday, date uncertain, promises Mrs. Jackson to join the church when out of politics. November-Elected President of the United States. 1828 1828 December 22-Death of Mrs. Jackson. 1829 January 17-Leaves Hermitage for his inauguration. 1829 March 4-Inaugurated President. 1830 April 13-Offers toast: "Our Federal Union, it must be preserved," at Jefferson's birthday dinner. 1830 December 7-Recommends that the Southern Indians be removed to the Indian Territory. 1832 July 10-Vetoes bill rechartering the Bank of the United 1832 1832 States. November-Re-elected President of the United States. December 10-Issues proclamation to nullifiers of South 1833 June 26-Harvard College confers the degree of LL. D. 1833 September 23-Orders withdrawal of deposits from Bank of the United States. 1834 March 28-Censured by Senate by resolution for removing public deposits from the Bank of the United States. 1835 December 29-Treaty with the Cherokee Indians for their removal to Indian Territory. 1835 January 8-Proclaims the payment in full of the national debt of the United States. March 16-Resolution passed in the Senate expunging the resolution of censure of 1834. 1837 March 4—Issues farewell address to people of the United States. Becomes a member of the Presbyterian Church built by him near the Hermitage for Mrs. Jackson. 1843 June 7-Made his last will. 1845 June 8-Sunday, at 6:00 p. m. died. 1845 June 10-Buried by the side of Mrs. Jackson at the Hermit tage. |