Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 February 1910 — “Old Hickory.” [ARTICLE]

“Old Hickory.”

The following story is told of how General Andrew Jackson got his title of “Old Hickory.” Captain William Allen, who was a near neighbor of the messed with him during the Creek war. During the campaign the soldiers were moving rapidly to surprise the Indians and were without tents. A cold March wind came on, mingled with sleet, which lasted for several General Jackson got a severe cold, but did not complain, as he tried to sleep in a muddy bottom among his half frozen soldiers. Captain Allen and his brother, John, cut downs stout hickory tree, peeled off the bark and made a covering for the general, who was with difllculty persuaded to crawl under it. The next morning a drunken citizen entered the camp and, seeing the tent, kicked it over. As Jackson crawled from the ruins the toper cried: “Hello, Old Hickory! Come out of your bark and jine us in a drink.” —Detroit News.