Andrew Jackson III
Born: April 4, 1834
Birthplace: Hermitage Plantation, Davidson County, Tennessee
Father: Andrew Jackson Jr. 1808 – 1865
(Buried: Jackson Family Cemetery, Hermitage Plantation, Tennessee)
Mother: Sarah Yorke 1803 – 1887
(Buried: Jackson Family Cemetery, Hermitage Plantation, Tennessee)
Wife: Amy Ann Rich 1851 – 1921
(Buried: Jackson Family Cemetery, Hermitage Plantation, Tennessee)
Children:
Andrew Jackson IV 1887 – 1953
(Buried: Jackson Family Cemetery, Hermitage Plantation, Tennessee)
Education:
Attended Western Military Institute, and Kentucky Military Institute
1858: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (15th in Class)
Occupation before War:
1858 – 1859: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army, Cavalry
1858 – 1859: Attended Cavalry School of practice Carlisle
1859 – 1861: 2nd Lt. United States Army, 1st Cavalry Regiment
1859 – 1860: Frontier Duty at Fort Cobb, Indian Territory
1860: Served in the Comanche Expedition
1860: Served in the Skirmish at Grand Saline, Kansas
1860: Served at Fort Smith, Arkansas
1861: Resigned from United States Army on May 7th
Civil War Career:
1861: 1st Lt. Confederate States Regular Army
1861: Captain, Company Number 4, Artillery Corps of Tennessee
1861 – 1862: Captain Company F, 1st Tennessee Heavy Artillery
1861 – 1862: Stationed at Columbus and Island No. 10
1862 – 1865: Colonel of 1st Tennessee Heavy Artillery
1863: Captured and Exchanged at the Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi
1864 – 1865: Stationed at Fort Morgan near Mobile, Alabama
1865: Captured at Fort Morgan
1865: Prisoner of war until released on June 5th
Occupation after War:
Farmer in Davidson County, Tennessee
United States Internal Revenue Service Agent
Died: December 17, 1906
Place of Death: West Knoxville, Tennessee
Age at time of Death: 72 years old
Burial Place: Jackson Family Cemetery, Hermitage Plantation, Tennessee
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