Andrew Jackson was the hero from the battle of New Orleans before he was president. He gainded great fame from fighting Indians in the American Southeast.
Major General Andrew Jackson was the American Hero of New Orleans.
Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson, who commanded the American forces in the Battle of New Orleans, the concluding battle of the War of 1812. In fact, the war was officially over when the battle was fought, but news of the armistice had not yet reached the combatants. The Battle of New Orleans was commemorated by a song of that name by Johnny Horton.
Andrew Jackson was the "Hero of New Orleans", defeating the British on 8Jan1815
Andrew Jackson
made him a national hero
The battle of New Orleans
He defeated the British at the Battle of New Orleans. It was a decisive victory and made him a national hero.
David Glasgow Farragut led the battle of New Orleans.
Vicksburg is in the state of Mississippi, which joined the Confederacy. So its President was then Jefferson Davis. After it was liberated, it was occupied by Union troops, along with the whole of the Mississippi, so its president was effectively Abraham Lincoln.
Andrew Jackson
The War of 1812 duing the Battle of New Orleans