Excerpt from The Jackson Wreath, or National Souvenir: A National Tribute, Commemorative of the Great Civil Victory Achieved by the People, Through the Hero of New Orleans, Containing a Biographical Sketch of General Jackson Until 1829 Andrew jackson is Of Irish parentage. His father and mother emigrated to South Carolina, in the year 1765, with two sons, both young, and purchased atract Of land, on which they settled, in what was then called the Waxaw settlement, about forty-five miles above Camden. Here was born, on the 15th March, in the year 1767, Andrew, the subject Of the present sketch. His father died soon after, leaving the three children to be provided for by the mother, a woman who would seem to have possessed excellent feelings and considerable strength Of mind. The scantiness Of their patrimony allowed only One of them to be liberally educated; and this was Andrew, whom she destined for the sacred ministry. He was sent to a flourishing academy in the settlement, where he re mained, occupied with the dead languages, until the revo lutionary war brought an enemy into his neighbourhood, whose approach left no alternative but the choice Of the British or American banners. The intrepid and ardent boy, encouraged by his patriotic mother, hastened, at the age of fourteen, in company with one Of his brothers, to the American camp, and enlisted in the service Of his country. The eldest Of the three, had already lost his life in the same service, at the battle of Stone. The survivors, Andrew and Robert, having been suffered to attend the country drill and general musters, were not unacquainted with the manual exercise and field evolu trons. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.