Portrait and biographical album of Sangamon County, Illinois . thousand men,won a signal victory over the British army of aboutnine thousand. His loss was but thirteen, while theloss of the British was two thousand six hundred. The name of Gen. Jackson soon began to be men-tioned in connection \vith the Presidency, but, in 1824,he was defeated by Mr. Adams. He was, however,successful in the election of 1828, and was re-electedfor a second term in 1832. In 1829, just before heassumed the reins of the government, he met withthe most terrible affliction of his life in the death ofhis wife, whom h
Portrait and biographical album of Sangamon County, Illinois . thousand men,won a signal victory over the British army of aboutnine thousand. His loss was but thirteen, while theloss of the British was two thousand six hundred. The name of Gen. Jackson soon began to be men-tioned in connection \vith the Presidency, but, in 1824,he was defeated by Mr. Adams. He was, however,successful in the election of 1828, and was re-electedfor a second term in 1832. In 1829, just before heassumed the reins of the government, he met withthe most terrible affliction of his life in the death ofhis wife, whom he had loved with a devotion which hasperhaps never been surpassed. From the shock ofher death he never recovered. His administration was one of the most memorablein the annals of our country; applauded by one party,condemned by the other. No man had more bitterenemies or warmer friends. At the expiration of histwo terms of office he retired to the Hermitage, wherehe died June 8, 1845. The last years of Mr. Jack-sons life were that of a devoted Christian fef J /, O 7 z-LJ^c V ^t
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