The complete post guide to Fort Jackson
If you’re heading to Fort Jackson South Carolina, you’re probably embarking on your new Army career. Lots of recruits do their Basic Combat Training at Jackson, and plenty of Soldiers…
That time President Jackson threw a rager at the White House
On March 4, 1829, newly inaugurated President Andrew Jackson threw a party at the White House that grew so epically out of control there were washtubs full of what can…
That time America stood its ground against invasion in the War of 1812
Despite the United States landing an impressive victory against Great Britain during the Revolutionary War, the British kept coming back for more. The War of 1812 would span years and…
This American warrior was always ‘ready for the assault’
Few men experienced such heroic military service in the 19th century as did William Trousdale of Tennessee.
Riddled with battle scars by the time of his death in March, 1872, the backwoodsman would earn the nickname “Sumner County’s W…
Andrew Jackson was held captive during the Revolutionary War
For Andrew Jackson, living through the Revolutionary War did more than just decide to whom the land belonged. It shaped his entire family … and him into an eventual politician…
The stunning way Andrew Jackson prevented a mass desertion
Tennessee Militia Maj. Gen. Andrew “Old Hickory” Jackson had to face down potential mass desertions twice in just a short period during the War of 1812, and both times he put on stunning displays of bravery that would hint at his potential for fut…
There was a real-life Major Payne who was way less funny
In a small county in Northern Alabama, there’s a town named for Major Payne. It’s not named after the hilarious, quotable 1995 movie starring Damon Wayans. It’s named for a little-known U.S. Army officer who was stationed in the area in the 1830s…