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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01825 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1828 |
| Title | Monumental Inscriptions! |
| Date | 4 July 1828 |
| Author | Binns, John (1772-1860) |
| Document Type | Broadside |
| Content Description | Depicts 6 fictitious funeral monuments, each to a militiamen executed by Jackson on 21 February 1815, after the Battle of New Orleans, for being deserters. The tombstones bear inscriptions detailing how each was a good man and soldier, and regardless of this, was "By the Orders of General Andrew Jackson, Shot to Death." Each monument was supposedly erected on 4 July, 1828. One monument reminds the reader "Let not the splendor of Military renown Blot out from your indignant recollection this bloody deed DONE BY A HERO." Includes a verse at the bottom entitled "Mournful Tragedy." Jackson had not actually ordered the men to be shot, but had signed off on the military court's verdict. Used as Anti-Jackson campaign propaganda in the 1828 presidential election, a campaign full of personal attacks on slanders on both candidates. Binns is attributed as the author of a like-named piece which bears the same text at the American Antiquarian Society (Shoemaker 32382). GLC08460 contains almost identical text in pamphlet form. |
| Subjects | Battle of New Orleans President War of 1812 Militia Desertion Military History Military Law Death Death Penalty Monument Propaganda Election Politics Journalism Battle |
| People | Binns, John (1772-1860) Jackson, Andrew (1767-1845) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | The Presidency; Government & Politics; War of 1812 |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | John Binns published the "Democratic Press" in Philadelphia, a paper that opposed Jackson. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Monumental Inscriptions. |