HERMITAGE, Tenn. – Brig. Gen. Steven Turner, Tennessee’s assistant adjutant general-Army, placed a wreath at former President Andrew Jackson’s tomb March 15 on what would have been his 258th birthday.

A cemetery where enslaved people were laid to rest has been found at The Hermitage, the former plantation of Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States. This discovery sheds light on ...

MADISON, Tenn. (WKRN) — From schools, streets and neighborhoods, it seems like his name can be found on every corner. When you enter the zip code of 37076, it can feel like you’re stepping back in ...

Archaeologists have found 28 graves of people who were enslaved by Andrew Jackson at his Hermitage plantation in Tennessee. At the time of his presidency, from 1829 to 1837, Jackson enslaved 95 people ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Andrew Jackson’s life was colored by struggle, conflict, and aggression. The orphan of impoverished immigrants, he was ...