Killed in a Duel, Then Lost in the Earth [Charles Henry Dickinson, Andrew Jackson]

New York Times ^ | Monday, December 17, 2007 | Theo Emery

[SunkenCiv]

Mr. Dickinson's death arose from a feud with Jackson, then a major general who gladly settled questions of honor with violence. In 1803, he even challenged Gov. John Sevier, a Revolutionary War hero, to a duel. The feud with Mr. Dickinson is generally traced to the aftermath of a forfeited horse race and rumors questioning Jackson's honor... Some historians have written that Mr. Dickinson also insulted Mrs. Jackson, although documents from the time do not reflect that... Tennessee had banned duels, so the men traveled north to Kentucky. When the order came to fire, Mr. Dickinson hit Jackson just beside his heart. Despite the wound, Jackson raised his own pistol, but the weapon misfired. He recocked, fired again, and hit his adversary's abdomen. Mr. Dickinson bled to death over many hours, in terrible agony, according to accounts... Documents indicate that Mr. Dickinson was buried on his father-in-law's plantation, Peach Blossom, on Nashville's outskirts, and a stone marker erected atop the grave... Then, in the 1960s, Maryland historians found a coffin in a cemetery that appeared to confirm accounts that the body had been returned to the Dickinson homestead, said J. O. K. Walsh, president of the Caroline County Historical Society. They proclaimed the remains to be Mr. Dickinson's, despite tests indicating that the bones were probably a woman's, according to a 1965 letter from a Smithsonian Institution curator. Charles H. Miller, a direct descendant of Mr. Dickinson's who lives in Texas, said he tended to believe the body was in Nashville, but said his wish was simply to get his ancestor's remains into a real grave.

[SunkenCiv]

Larry McKee, an archaeologist, excavated a yard in Nashville on Saturday, seeking the grave of Charles Henry Dickinson. (Josh Anderson for The New York Times)

[SunkenCiv]

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[SunkenCiv]

Definitely worth a look:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson
http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/E/bankwar/bankwar11.htm
http://www.conservapedia.com/Andrew_Jackson

[metesky]

No wonder Andy was so mean, walking around with numerous chunks of lead in his body, afflicted with various diseases and self-medicated with gin.

I love the guy, the last good Democrat.

[AndyJackson]

insulted Mrs. Jackson

Even AndyJackson cannot insult Mrs. Jackson and live.

[Cavalcabo]

I would say that Polk was the last good Democrat.