Download or read book Memoirs of Andrew Jackson, Major-General in the Army of the United States written by S. Putnam Waldo and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-24 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Memoirs of Andrew Jackson, Major-General in the Army of the United States The high estimation in which Maj. Gen. Andrew Jackson, is justly holden by his countrymen, was the inducement to present them with the following Memoirs of his Life. Ever since his name became identified with the glory of his country, the author has assiduously sought for the most authentic information relative to his origin, and his progress from humble life to his present elevation. The facts relative to his parentage, his birth, education, and early pursuits, were derived from a Southern Correspondent, whose means of knowledge, entitles his communications to the character of absolute verity. From the early entrance of Gen. Jackson into public life and from the laudable propensity of Americans to preserve, in the various periodical journals, detached incidents of the lives of American Worthies, it needs only industry and research to collate them. The manner which they are arranged, and the style in which they are detailed, depends wholly upon the author. To give additional interest to the volume, a number of Gen. Jackson's Official Reports, and some selections from his numerous Letters, and Addresses are incorporated into the work. They not only give the most satisfactory account of the battles in which he fought, and the measures he pursued; but they show that he wields the pen of a Scholar, as well as the sword of a Soldier. Apologies for the defects of the work, cannot remove them, and will not be attempted. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.