Tennessee at the Battle
of New Orleans
BATTLE OF NEW ORLEANS SESQUICENTENNIAL
HISTORICAL BOOKLETS
1. New Orleans As It Was In 1814-1815, by Leonard V.Huber.
2. Sea Power and the Battle of New Orleans, by Admiral E.M. Eller, Dr. W. J. Morgan and Lieut. R. R. Basoco.
3. Major-General Sir Edward M. Pakenham, by Val McNairScott.
4. Louisiana at the Battle of New Orleans, by Powell Casey.
5. Tennessee at the Battle of New Orleans, by Elbert L.Watson.
6. Plantation Houses on the Battlefield of New Orleans,by Samuel Wilson, Jr., F.A.I.A. (Price $1.00)
7. The Battle on the West Bank, by Richard R. Dixon.
8. Negro Soldiers in the Battle of New Orleans, by MarcusChristian.
9. The Weapons of the Battle of New Orleans, by William E.Meuse.
Major-General Andrew Jackson of Tennessee, by his great victory at Chalmette, below New Orleans, on January 8, 1815 became “a leader destined for future greatness.”
TENNESSEE AT THE BATTLE OF
NEW ORLEANS
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Few events in the history of our nation have leftthe imprint of greatness upon participating individualsand groups as did the memorable Battle ofNew Orleans, January 8, 1815, the culmination ofthe War of 1812. Out of the great victory, thereemerged on the national scene, in the person ofAndrew Jackson, a leader destined for future greatness.At the same time, those dissident Federalistvoices which regarded disunion as the solution tothe ills facing the young republic were quieted. Withthe battle over, the abortive