He was in his late seventies when the war started and died in 1862 before it was finished. He strongly supported Lincoln and the preservation of the union.
Martin Van Buren.
There was no war with foreign countries. The Second Seminole War with the Florida Indians went on while Van Buren was President.
No declared wars were fought while Van Buren was in office. The Second War with the Seminoles Indians in Florida was going on.
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President Martin Van Buren.
Martin Van Buren was never in the military himself. The Seminole War, which was an Indian uprising, began while he was president He served in the NY state senate during most of the War of 1812.
Joel Roberts Poinsett was Secretary of War for Van Buren. He was also a physician and botanist and held several other government positions. The poinsettia flower is named for him.
Martin Van Buren was the 8th president. Dutch was his first language. He was called the LIttle Magician. Martin Van Buren opposed Texas as becoming a state because he didn't want war with Mexico.
The only wars under VanBuren were wars with the American Indians,
On Friday, April 12th, 1861, the Start of the Civil War, there were Five previous presidents still living. They were Martin Van Buren (8th US President), John Tyler (10th), Millard Fillmore (13th), Franklin Pierce (14th), & James Buchanan (15th).Tyler died Jan. 18, 1882; Van Buren Died July 24, 1882, so only three Former Presidents lived through the whole length of the US Civil War.
He was from Jackson's administration, so people who hated Jackson also hated Van Buren. People blamed him for the financial panic of 1837. People who were fond of Indians hated his Seminole War and Indian removal policy.
Two for sure- Lyndon Johnson and Harry Truman. Three if you count Martin Van Buren who belonged to a party with the name Democratic, but it is hardly the same party as the present-day Democratic party which began after the Civil War.