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Andrew Jackson War of 1812 manuscript document signed, dated 8 March 1813 from Camp Jackson in the Natchez, Mississippi Territory. Document is headed ''Provision return for the Regiment of Tennessee volunteer / Cavalry under the command of Col. Coffee a part of the / detachment under the Command of Major Genl Jackson / for the 8th Day of March 1813''. Here, Jackson orders a day's worth of rations for 519 soldiers. Document in a ruled tabular format is then sub-headed ''Camp Jackson / Companies &c'' and ten Companies are listed by Captain, plus ''pack house Man''. In columns the numbers of men are listed with, ''Men'', ''rations per day'', ''days'', and ''Total No of rations''. Captains listed include Coleman, Byrn, Bradly, Motten, Setton, Baskerville, Kavenaugh, Smith, Terrell, and McKeen. Excellent and bold ''Andrew Jackson / Major Genl'' signature at bottom of document, along with, ''The Contractor will issue five hundred & nineteen / complete rations agreeable to the above return''. Document is additionally signed by ''John Coffee'' as Col. Cavalry. In November 1812, Tennessee Governor Willie Blount had ordered the Tennessee Militia, under the command of Major General Andrew Jackson, on an expedition to Natchez. The expedition left Nashville for Natchez on 7 January 1813. On 15 February 1813, Jackson and his soldiers arrived at Natchez where they found Col. John Coffee's regiment and joined them. The men were ordered to halt and await further instructions by General James Wilkinson, at New Orleans in command of the Southern Military District. Jackson defiantly disregarded these instructions and proceeded back along a 500 mile return march to Nashville, during wintry weather. Here, he earned his famous nickname as his soldiers spoke of the General as ''tough'' then ''as tough as hickory''. Jackson walked most of the way, much of it uphill, at times through deep snow, to allow ailing soldiers to ride his horse. By the end of the march, Andrew Jackson was known as ''Old Hickory''. Document measures 7.75'' x 13'' on one page of watermarked laid paper that has been expertly restored.
Rare Andrew Jackson War of 1812 Manuscript Document Signed -- With Content Regarding Him Earning the Nickname ''Old Hickory''
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