Richard Blackett, Andrew Jackson professor of history emeritus ... Even two decades ago, it was known that there was a burial site at The Hermitage, along with the general location, he said.

Andrew Jackson's tombstone is etched with three simple words and two dates: "General Andrew Jackson, March 15, 1767 -- June 8, 1845." The inscription on the marker for the President's beloved wife ...

No one doubts that Andrew Jackson was imperfect. But also nobody doubts that he made a huge impact on an entire generation — not just his eight years in office. Leading up to there as a major ...

click image for close-up In 1838 and 1839, as part of Andrew Jackson's Indian removal policy, the Cherokee nation was forced to give up its lands east of the Mississippi River and to migrate to an ...