26 moments

1. Birth in the Waxhaws

   1767-03-15 · Waxhaws region, Carolinas, British America

   

   Jackson was born in the Waxhaws region of the Carolinas. The precise side of the modern North Carolina–South Carolina boundary remains disputed. Birthplace is disputed; coordinates are a representative point for the Waxhaws region.

2. Battle of Hanging Rock

   1780-08-06 · Hanging Rock Battlefield, Lancaster County, South Carolina, United States

   

   At age thirteen, Jackson took part in the Patriot attack at Hanging Rock during the American Revolutionary War.

3. Prisoner of war at Camden

   1781-04-01 · Camden, South Carolina, United States

   

   British forces captured Jackson and his brother Robert and confined them in a prisoner-of-war camp at Camden, where both contracted smallpox. The source gives April 1781 but not a day; coordinates represent Camden rather than the unlocated camp site.

4. Legal study in Salisbury

   1784-01-01 · Salisbury, North Carolina, United States

   

   Jackson left the Waxhaws for Salisbury, where he began legal study under attorney Spruce Macay.

5. Stop at Jonesborough

   1787-01-01 · Jonesborough, Tennessee, United States

   

   While traveling to assume a prosecutorial appointment in North Carolina's Western District, Jackson stopped at Jonesborough and fought his first duel. The source places the stop after his September 1787 bar admission but supplies no more precise date.

6. Frontier legal career begins

   1788-01-01 · Nashville, Tennessee, United States

   

   Jackson began his frontier legal career in Nashville, the principal base of his early professional and political life.

7. At the Hermitage with Aaron Burr

   1805-01-01 · The Hermitage, Nashville, Tennessee, United States

   

   Aaron Burr stayed with the Jacksons at the Hermitage while touring the western United States, documenting Jackson's presence at his Nashville-area home.

8. Jackson–Dickinson duel

   1806-05-30 · Harrison's Mill, Logan County, Kentucky, United States

   

   Jackson dueled Charles Dickinson at Harrison's Mill, was wounded in the chest, and fatally shot Dickinson. Coordinates are a representative point near the documented Harrison's Mill duel locality; the exact historical site is not precisely geocoded in the source.

9. Natchez Expedition halt

   1813-01-01 · Natchez, Mississippi, United States

   

   Jackson led Tennessee volunteers south toward New Orleans; the force arrived at Natchez and was ordered to halt. The source dates the expedition to January 1813 but does not provide an arrival day.

10. Creek War supply base

    1813-10-01 · Fort Strother, Alabama, United States

    

    Jackson marched south from Fayetteville with militia and established Fort Strother as his supply base in the Creek War. Coordinates are a representative point for the former fort locality.

11. Battle of Talladega

    1813-11-09 · Battle of Talladega site, near Talladega, Alabama, United States

    

    Jackson's army arrived outside Talladega and defeated Red Stick Creek forces during the Creek War.

12. Battle of Horseshoe Bend

    1814-03-27 · Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, near Dadeville, Alabama, United States

    

    United States forces and allied Native forces under Jackson defeated the Red Sticks at Horseshoe Bend, effectively ending the Creek War.

13. Mobile headquarters movement

    1814-08-01 · Mobile, Alabama, United States

    

    After the Creek campaign, Jackson moved his forces to Mobile as he turned to the British and Spanish threat on the Gulf Coast. The source gives August 1814 in context but not a day.

14. Battle of Pensacola

    1814-11-07 · Pensacola, Florida, United States

    

    Jackson entered Spanish Florida and defeated Spanish and British forces at Pensacola during the Gulf Coast operations of the War of 1812. The year is established by the Battle of Pensacola article and surrounding campaign chronology.

15. Arrival in New Orleans

    1814-12-01 · New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

    

    Jackson arrived in New Orleans to organize the city’s defense against the British and imposed martial law.

16. Battle of New Orleans

    1815-01-08 · Chalmette Battlefield, Chalmette, Louisiana, United States

    

    Jackson commanded the American force at the Battle of New Orleans, fought near present-day Chalmette.

17. Capture of St. Marks

    1818-01-01 · St. Marks, Florida, United States

    

    During the First Seminole War, Jackson invaded Florida and captured the Spanish fort at St. Marks. The cited biography gives the year 1818 for this campaign but not a more precise date in the quoted passage.

18. Occupation of Pensacola in the First Seminole War

    1818-01-01 · Pensacola, Florida, United States

    

    Jackson occupied Pensacola during his Florida campaign in the First Seminole War. The cited biography gives the year 1818 for this campaign but not a more precise date in the quoted passage.

19. Return from the Florida governorship

    1821-01-01 · The Hermitage, Nashville, Tennessee, United States

    

    After serving briefly as Florida's first territorial governor, Jackson returned ill to the Hermitage. The source identifies 1821 as his appointment year and does not give a more precise return date.

20. Senatorial visit during presidential campaign

    1824-01-01 · Washington, D.C., United States

    

    While serving as a senator and pursuing the presidency, Jackson traveled to Washington during the campaign leading to the 1824 election. The source supports the year but does not identify a specific date or venue in Washington.

21. Arrival as president-elect

    1829-02-11 · Washington, D.C., United States

    

    Jackson arrived in Washington after a three-week journey from Nashville, beginning his transition to the presidency.

22. First presidential inauguration

    1829-03-04 · United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., United States

    

    Jackson took the presidential oath at the United States Capitol, beginning his first term as president.

23. Assassination attempt outside the Capitol

    1835-01-30 · United States Capitol, Washington, D.C., United States

    

    Jackson survived an assassination attempt outside the Capitol while returning to the White House from a funeral.

24. Retirement to the Hermitage

    1837-03-07 · The Hermitage, Nashville, Tennessee, United States

    

    Three days after his presidency ended, Jackson left Washington and retired to the Hermitage near Nashville. March 7 is calculated directly from the source's statement that he left three days after March 4.

25. Campaigning for Van Buren

    1840-01-01 · Tennessee, United States

    

    In retirement, Jackson campaigned in Tennessee for President Martin Van Buren’s reelection. The source supports only statewide location and year; coordinates represent Tennessee.

26. Death at the Hermitage

    1845-06-08 · The Hermitage, Nashville, Tennessee, United States

    

    Jackson died at age seventy-eight at the Hermitage, his longtime Nashville-area home.