Andrew Jackson DS Just Days Before He Marched His Troops Back to Nashville, Earning Him the Nickname ''Old Hickory''

Document Signed, "Andrew Jackson", 1p, March 5, 1813, being an accounting of food rations from the 2nd Regiment of Tennessee volunteers, with a detailed inventory of rations on verso. Document measures approximately 6" x 7.5" and is matted to a size of 18.5" x 13.5". Not examined out of mat. Separation along one fold line and slight smudge to the signature, overall in very good condition and boldly signed.

At this time, Jackson was commanding over 2,000 Tennessee Volunteers in Natchez, Mississippi, and was told in early February to disband his troops in Natchez due to inadequate supplies. Rather than disbanding them, however, Jackson replied on March 15th that while he would turn over his supplies, he wouldn't leave his men stranded in Mississippi without adequate provisions, and would instead march them back to Nashville. Paying for their expenses out of his own pocket, Jackson did that - earning him the nickname of "Old Hickory" for his toughness in the process. He arrived financially destitute in Nashville a month later, although his allies convinced the War Department to ultimately reimburse him for the march.

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