Andrew Jackson was born on March 15, 1767. Jackson grew up in poverty, with no father. His father died before Jackson's birth. Jackson's older brother, Hugh, died in the Battle of Stono Ferry. This caused Jackson to be in the military. He went into the military at the age of thirteen and served as a patriot courier.
Jackson and his older brother Robert got captured by the British. Jackson left with a permanent scar when a British Officer gashed Jackson's right hand and slashed his face with a sword. The British Officer did this, because Jackson refused to polish the Redcoat's boots. Robert got smallpox and was not recovering. Jackson's mother arranged release and soon after, Robert died. Not long after Robert's death, his mother died of cholera. She caught it while nursing sick and injured soldiers back to health.
At the age of 14, Jackson was orphaned. After the Revolutionary war killed the rest of his family, he had strong antipathy for the British.
Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the United States of America. He was nicknamed "Old Hickory" because of his willingness to suffer beside his men. This is a very strong personality to have, another reason why his men nicknamed him this.
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