I went n I'm Walker n wheel chair. And its gorgeous n had good book from shop....kernel James Raulston family of mine is buried. N he fought with colonel Jackson n stayed at stagecoach n and areas n depots..dirt roads n rock roads n mines. president jackson fought in war together into war around Bridgeport Russell cave n surrounds our river area dates n wars. Trail of tears... lived in HISTORY on farm area of coal mines towns caves n natives n HISTORY . Our reenactments of civil war n cornbread festival. And kayak areas down all HISTORY river areas.
The President’s Lady is my favorite book growing up. I have read it many many times in my 71 years. Seeing this home has brought the later years of Rachael and Andrew to life. This is beautiful, thank you.🇺🇸
U should recieve an award for your hard work and productions,your awareness of the subject and rich diverse content. I love how u film this and the stories of the dead. Sometimes its so sad to watch but very well done . stay well and be careful on your journey.
I grew up in Old Hickory Tennessee. About 3 miles from the Hermitage. I live in Pennsylvania now but the area around the Hermitage includes Hermitage hills, Hermitage Estates, Tulip Grove 🌷 Rachel loved Tulips other areas around Nashville are named Hickory. Hickory hollow mall Old Hickory Boulevard etc.
I am a descendant of Jackson’s wife Rachel. I am also a descendant of one of the Native American tribes that he went to war with. I am proud of both. Am I weird or just American?
If there are no Native Americans, then nobody is native to ANY land in the world as we all came from somewhere. However, Native Americans were the FIRST on this land. I’m Native American. We traveled here years before anyone else tried to claim this land - that’s the point. Not that I care so much, but don’t deny it. It’s annoying and ignorant.
You may label my ancestors as you like. Perhaps “Indian” would be more to your liking. But you clearly missed the point of my comment. My rhetorical question was to suggest exactly that: we are ALL American.😀
The Hermitage has changed a great deal since I visited it in the early 1960's. Once through the front door, the main hallway was austerely empty including the bare wood floor, and except for the mural wallpaper devoid of much ornamentation with the dominant piece of furniture a 6' horsehair sofa on the north wall; the room was so empty and ceiling so high it even gave off a slight echo when you spoke. The tour guide said that although his bedroom was upstairs, Jackson actually died in the room to the right of the front door. The slave cabins were very close [within 25'] to both the back door and Jackson's tomb so it's obvious many changes have been made over the centuries. It's nice to know they still allow visitors onto the front balcony of the house because that view was very impressive looking out over the expansive lawn! FYI: at that time there was no fencing around Jackson's tomb area and instead had several large Rose bushes ringing the grave rotunda. It was far less formal than today and more like an old country garden.
Growing up, my parents had a four post bed that belonged to Andrew Jackson, along with other historical and rare pieces. I have a few in my possession now, but always thought the “President’s bed” was the coolest piece in our house.
Just sitting here in Canada 🇨🇦, trying to figure out what the heck is going on in your country. Your Channel gives really interesting context to the American story, starting at the beginning sometimes helps you understand people better. I think I understand Americans a little better thanks to the rich history and fascinating journey of the American story your are posting. Great channel 👍🏻
Jackson's youth was spent in South Carolina and he carried a scar on his face due to a British sword. This was during the area of American revolution. Your tour of Jacksons home is wonderful, thank you !
Michaelraine2268 So why on earth would Russia send urns to Pres Jackson ? Were they planning an earlier death or what! I would b insulted to receive a gift like that! Oh well it really served no useful purpose except for being ostentacious!
I came here as a child and is where my love of History was born.. I’m a daughter of the American Revolution related to Zachary Taylor, my grandmother’s maiden name is Taylor 🤗🇺🇸. Awesome video ..
When I was there with my Mom and Sisters. We toured his home then got on the riverboat The General Jackson. Had lunch on the boat and there was entertainment we had a great time. I haven't been there since I'm not sure if the riverboat is still there. If it is you would really enjoy the trip down the river.
Great video! Jackson was in his lifetime considered the greatest president of all, feted and celebrated more than Washington himself! For years after his death, people celebrated his birthday, and continued to vote for him for president. An amazing historical figure whose life should be reexamined by all generations of Americans!
I enjoyed your video of Andrew Jackson’s home. In it mentioned a piano give to his granddaughter. I visited a nearby nursing home. In it lived a lady by the name of Mrs. Donelson, who died around 100+ years. Before her mind left, I was told that she related the story that the granddaughter of Jackson used to babysat her.
Good, bad, or otherwise, history is history. It already happened, not a thing we can do except learn from it. When I lived in Illinois, I went to Abraham Lincoln's home, Presidential Library and museum, and his tomb. Highly recommended. Love this peek into history that you show us. Very appreciated!
I’m a descendent of Andrew Jackson, we have traced him and Stonewall Jackson in our family tree back to Tennessee. I just stumbled upon your video, thank you so much for showing the rest of the world things others may never get to see with their own eyes.
I know this from my family history in Georgia from several roots and from my son who majored in history at Kennesaw State University. My son was not popular in his classes because he did his research. A slave cost about as much as we would buy a car today. My Truitt ancestors, Merriweather County in south middle Georgia had many slaves and several plantations. My Mooty ancesters, also from Meriweather count, had farmhouses and the Mooty Cemetery is located near Mooty Bridge which over looks a river which has a Mooty farmhouse beneath. The Mootys had a few slaves. A Truitt married into a Mooty (who owned much of LaGrange, Ga.) but the Truitts ostracized the Mooty descendant marriage (Mooty and Hayes) and descendants because they were not of the social status of the Truitts. My son asked the question in his classes, "Would you go out and take a crowbar to your car? That is what it was for a slave owner to beat his slave. Do you keep your car in good condition? That is what my slave owner ancestors did to their slaves. They took care of them from birth to death, even after the slaves were freed into the 1920's when the last former slaves died." My son was not popular but he was totally documented.
The wooden sculpture of the two men under the tree, anyone who does formal dancing would recognize that as "the closed position". In other words, they are not just embracing under the tree, but they are dancing together under the tree.
I think this video was another one of my favorites. The home was so beautiful and the stories that went with it were fascinating . Thankyou for making history come to life !!😃🤩
I lived and worked in the NASHVILLE area in the 60's and early 70's. I visited the HERMITAGE many times and learned many interesting facts that are rather obscure. When Jackson was purchasing property for his home .he paid TEN CENTS per acre for some of the property and was RIDICULED for WASTING HIS MONEY, as FREE LAND was abundant and available. JACKSONS answer to the scoffers was that "THIS LAND IS THE PLACE I WILL BUILD MY HOME. Another fact is that in the late 60's (approx.) I remember that some work was being done on the TALL FRONT COLUMNS of the porch. On top of one of those columns , a workman found a pistol in excellent condition . As i recall, IT was determined to be dated from the EARLY HERMITAGE days. I wonder who placed it there. Could it have been EXTRA SAFETY , CLOSE AT HAND, should the sudden need arise. ???? SHOULD YOU have an opportunity to visit the hermitage, MAKE A FULL DAY OF IT and STILL it will probably will be too short.
Jackson acquired the money to buy the Hermitage land by joining with his partners in buying up the land where Memphis now lies, immediately following Jackson's negotiating a treaty with the Chickasaw tribe that led to the US Govt.'s acquisition of that land. Jackson and his partners parceled up the land, and sold the parcels for a mint, where Memphis would be built. "Conflict of interest" hardly begins to describe their dirty dealings.
Just discovered your channel. Very cool. Oh, and ramekin's are commonly used in most kitchen's and restaurants today. Just ask any cook in your family. Thanks so much. I am learning a lot!!!
My mom and I got to tour this back when I was about 21 years old... It is such a beautiful home and area... Great tour and so fun to see it again, 30 years later...
Very interesting is that my son and his wife moved to Carrollton, Ga. and discovered various Truitt street names. Our ancestors! I told him that if he looks around at the cemeteries he will find many Truitt graves. However, the only family cemetery of our ancestry is the Mooty Cemetery in Lagrange, Ga. which is near Carrollton, Ga.. I visited this Mooty cemetery in the late 1990's. It was well kept within a chain link metal fence and it had graves dating from the 1800's to more recent times. There were several unmarked graves in back which might have been graves of slaves or former slaves. Fascinating!
Back then our parents would take us to learn anything up and down coast if going to see family. One battlefield I saw huge trees. Inside museum was a photo of the newly planted trees by the soldiers. It felt like a way to touch history. I'm so glad I hadn't the spoils and conveniences of today to numb learning in person or see things behind my phone in my face as if not engaged in the present. That's lost to us now.
Teresa eads I find the hermitage and it’s treatment of African Americans and their ancestors to be abhorrent and a stain on the history of the republic. So forgive me my being offended by your love for it.
Andrew Jackson is worse than pol pot and saddam hussein and Christopher colombus in his treatment of the genocide of the American Indian in the trail of tears. His blatant killing of weakened and impoverished American Indians is a genocide seeing a bible in his study makes one wonder why a Christian man like that would such a deprived indifference to humanity His treatment of his slaves as free household help equally abhorrent. This man was a Hitler of the mid 1800s.
Thank you. That is now on my bucket list due to having family in TN around Knoxville. I didn't even know that was there, so now I do. Spectacular, beautiful and honorable, take care!!!
Jackson will Always be the father of the trail of tears to my family and one side of my heritage. It’s weird he showed kindness to one set of brown skinned people but not another. But I appreciate that you have drawn an ounce of light to the fact that not all slaves were treated terribly.
He was a monster that showed some occasional pragmatism and kindness. During the slaughter of the Creek he found an orphaned boy and took him home and 'adopted' him as a son. I think of the boy almost as a 'pet' for Rachel. He was pretty sad that they never had children. The boy died of disease at some point. Very complex.
Jackson could be a psychopath or a nice guy. "Uncle" Alfred, as mentioned, was extremely treasured by the family, having his wedding reception in the mansion. Jackson's slave Hannah referred to him as being kind and like a father to her. (Looking at her picture, I've wondered if he WAS her father- she was among the first that he bought, that when she was a little girl.) She despised his daughter-in-law, so much that at 70 she ran away from The Hermitage, where she'd lived since she was a little girl and had relatively light duties to her age and status, and went to work as a laundress for the Union Army occupying Nashville. She never returned to the Hermitage, but did continue to speak kindly of Jackson in interviews (though she could have been telling interviewers what they wanted to hear). Jackson also had a slave named Tom who ran away in 1804. Jackson offered not only a reward for his capture but ALSO an extra $10 for every 100 lashes the slave was given. (100 lashes could VERY easily have resulted in death for even the healthiest person.) He also told his overseer to physically discipline a female slave for back talking one of the white women in the house. As mentioned he killed many Cherokee and even more Creeks. No exoneration at all for this, but will add that some Cherokees had blood on their hands as well: Cherokee also killed many Creeks; they in fact crossed the river in canoe and torched the village, burning many Creeks alive at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. Many Creeks also fought alongside Jackson, and when he demanded the cession of 2/3 of the Creek territory he made no distinction or allowances for their loyalty: they were as likely to have their land taken as Creeks who had fought against the whites. Ditto to the Cherokee allies- it did not save the ones who aided the U.S. from the completely illegal land seizure and Trail of Tears two decades later. And yet at that, while he didn't shy from horribly abusing runaway slaves or killing native men, women, and children, he did not particularly hate them. (He may have thought them inferior, but did not hate them.) He DID hate the English, and would kill them for any or no provocation. He outright murdered two English civilians in his (unlawful) invasion of Florida on the most trumped up of charges- their real crime was being English. Pretty much every Englishman he was countered was made to answer for the crimes of the officer who slashed his face when he was a boy and for the ones who led to the deaths of his brothers and his mother during the war. He also killed white men in duels, most famously Charles Dickinson, so at least he was an equal opportunity killer. Yet the most amazing thing is that he was- by leaps and bounds and without even a close second- the single most popular U.S. president during his own lifetime and for many years afterward.
I had the privilege of touring the Hermitage in the fall of 1979. In route to Kansas City for the National FFA Convention. Something I’ll never forget. I do remember the detached kitchen behind the house and other out buildings. Still, good memories
Your videos are great. I enjoy watching as many videos of yours as I can. In my older age, my love for history has increased. Likely because I wish I had grown up in a time when this country was united and life was simple. Your videos take me back to a time like that. A time of trust. A time that is gone and will only survive through people like yourself that choose to tell the stories wether good or bad. I hope you continue on ...Thank you for your service
@@janetpercell3989 the quick answer is WW2. It took a country that was completely United or we would all be talking German or likely Japanese… or even more likely dead. In any of the above cases, you would not be alive or have the freedom to ask this question. Thank a Vet.
The Jackson vs. Adams election bitterly divided the nation! As badly as Trump vs. Clinton, and along the same lines. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1828_United_States_presidential_election
I visited the Hermitage a decade ago and I was surprised just how small the rooms were compared to homes today. The slave quarters were fascinating to see also as the curators have kept them pretty much as they were and they are terribly inadequate for how many souls lived there. The grave sites are impressive. I recommend the tour if you can get there (about an hour outside downtown Nashville).
I live in Tennessee now, but grew up in the Midwest. I've seen President Grants home and President Lincoln's home, but never been to President Jackson's home. I need to do that when we get through this pandemic.
I've seen George Washington's home (Mt. Vernon), Thos. Jefferson's home (Monticello), John Adams' home (Peacefield), James Garfields' home, Andrew Jackson's home (The Hermitage), James Polk's home, Andrew Johnson's home, and the Herbert Hoover Library - All fascinating monuments to not only these persons of high office.. but of a snapshot of our nation's history. Good bad or indifferent.. they Happened.. and we can learn from them. We must learn from them.
Love your channel. Andrew Jackson. Was definitely an interesting president. Didn't know he was the only president who kept the national debt. I like listening and learning about our presidents. Enjoy your videos and keep them coming. You have a very nice 👍 speaking voice.
I have visited the Hermitage when I was a kid. I'm glad Andrew Jackson didn't like having debt. He seemed to treat his slaves like you I didn't think they should have had slavery at all. I meant to say he seemed to treat his slaves well. Not condoning it just an observation.
This was great. I've always wanted to see The Hermitage but can't really travel any more, so I appreciate videos like this. Love your channel! That Zuber wallpaper in the hall was very expensive, handpainted in France, and even small sections of it still go for surprisingly high prices at auction. The oval reception room at the White House has Zuber wallpaper depicting American scenery. I liked the turned wooden goblet too, because I only recently found out about the term chevaux de frise. Here in the Hudson Highlands there were fortifications designed to stop the British from gaining control of the Hudson during the Revolutionary War. Washington called the Hudson the key to the continent, and the Brits wanted it badly. The best known defense was a gigantic iron chain that was forged nearby and stretched across the River between West Point and Constitution Island. There's a large S curve in the river and swirling currents so British ships could not build up enough speed to break through the chain. Benedict Arnold removed some pins from the chain and told the Brits where to hit it, but his treachery was discovered before any damage could be done. Anyway I was recently reading about other defenses, and around Polipel Island the Patriots used chevaux de frise that were underwater and couldn't be seen from a ship's deck. They were long sharpened logs fixed in place with iron wrapped tightly around the sharp spikes at the end. Supposedly they were sharp and strong enough to pierce the hull of a warship. Apparently they never had to be tested here by any British ships, but other boats kept hitting them over the years until they either rotted away or were removed. I wish I had a cup made from one of those things!
The house is awesome. With all the artifacts. I enjoyed your video. A fitting tribute to the ex president. And his long time worker decided to stay with him even after the Proclamation Emancipation. Speaks highly of the man. Thank you for sharing!
Very good video. We learn about our history regardless of good or bad. These homes and monuments help to remember. Please give more dates and years of Jackson’s events. Thank you
This is a wonderful vid. I’d love to see this one in person. Jackson has always fascinated me and, in my opinion, has been treated unfairly by modern historians, especially 20th & 21st century ones. There’s an arrogance of passing judgment without delving into the times in which people lived. Of course slavery was a travesty but there were many people who treated slaves well, under the circumstances of the times. Pointing that out doesn’t mean one is defending the institution of slavery or forgive the treatment of native Americans. I’m afraid your vids will have me binge watching graves!!!😂
The History Underground oh I sure did !! I've been to George Washingtons home and Betsy Ross's house( on flag Day in 1969) . I will be watching your previous videos.. Glad I found you !!! 🤗🤗🤗🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 my dad was born and raised in Lancaster ,South Carolina , Andrew Jackson State Park is there, yes I've been there too.
I just discovered your channel and have been binge watching since saturday. I really like the way you present your subjects. I signed up on your patreon page this morning and hope the money will help in your continued exploration of history. Yesteday I was at Jefferson Barracks to visit my father's grave and took the oppurtunity to visit Lt. Meehan and his men. I would not have known they were there if it were not for you. Thank you.
Chevaux de frise was a medieval defensive anti-cavalry measure consisting of a portable frame (sometimes just a simple log) covered with many projecting long iron or wooden spikes or spears. I have never heard of them being used underwater.
Great review, and video. My family stopped in Nashville on our way home to Chicago from St. Petersburg one Christmas vacation. The weather turned cold and icy, and we saw a truck jackknife on the road. Dad decided enough, and we stayed in Nashville. I think we shocked the Hermitage folks when a family of six showed up for a tour! Dad loved history! This was the mid’70s.
I l visited just after the snow and ice storm in January and it was a great experience. The historians there were very good and the house is enlightening.
Thank you so much for the guided tour! I was completely taken by surprise in just the entry way. Yhe murals, flooring, and that amazing staircase! Would have loved for you to stand right under it and film upward showing that beautiful spiral!
@@TheHistoryUnderground Another thing I adore about your channel is you do take the time to respond back to those that comment. That type of appreciation is wonderful. Thank you so much for all that you do❤🇺🇸
I actually live fairly close to the Hermitage and have visited on several occasions.. learning something new and interesting with each visit. This video was especially interesting, as you took us closer into areas we normally can’t get that close to see, and thank you for sharing some interesting facts about some items in the home that I had not heard of. Very nice video, wish it were longer and could see more. Great Job!
I used to live in Nashville and saw this home. It made an impression on me, and I enjoyed seeing it again. Truly a beautiful home of an extraordinary man.
I live about 50 miles from Nashville and never have been to the Hermitage . When this virus is gone I am going to go see to. Thank you so much for sharing.
You do an excellent job of narrating these stories which makes it more interesting. Doing the research is a key part & you are always well informed. Thank you.
I Absolutely love history! Your channel makes me feel like I’m right there with you.... thank you for all that you do with your channel... absolutely love it!
Super Interesting and Thank You for bringing us to this Beautiful and Historical home of General Jackson! Many Blessings and Safe Journeys! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania
Best UA-cam channel I’ve ever come across, I’ve always revered how we all got here, and how this country was built, but now that I’m getting older (26) I’ve been trying to learn more, and more about everything American history, and this channel has been of great help, keep up the phenomenal work!
Jackson...a noble president? He was truly one of the worst. They should be teaching our children all about his "Indian Removal policy," including his theft of over 100,000,000 acres of Native American land, and his sending over 10,000 Native people to their deaths on a series of "Trails of Tears."
They were shut down because of the pandemic and were very generous with their time and access so that I could share a lot of what they have with you all. I was very grateful for the experience.
I visited there years ago. My most memorable moment was walking up and into the back entrance, through the mud room. into kitchen area. That was the only place on the whole tour I felt life ........
We flew in to Nashville and then drove to the Hermitage. It just closed 5 minutes prior. In a side note. Those two years, when he paid off the National Debt...it was not zero, but actually $3,000. I read that it was him selling Federal Lands that helped pay off the debt. Something we could do, again, today.
@@TheHistoryUnderground I would not support selling public lands because it belongs to the people and for all generations too come.Also we see how oil and coal mining,buildings destroys land,lakes and rivers our natural beauty of the country.
Thank you for showing us a part of history. I would never have been able to see it without your guided tour. It was very beautiful and interesting. Thank you again. Blessings.
People today try to judge people from the early years of the country by today's standards. We should never do this as the times they lived in where far different then those that we live in today.
I understand that, but genocide was bad back then as well. Jackson was one of our most cruel presidents, thats just a fact. That doesn't diminish how interesting the history is.
I agree. Most of the laws, SCOTUS decisions and every thing that we use to judge people on their holding of slaves and other antiquated systems used to hold them accountable for their actions was wasn’t even on the books and a couple of centuries down the pike. Most often people like Andrew Jackson and his ilk didn’t look to favorably on their own wives. The wife didn’t hold much stock any better than the slaves they abused. The wives weren’t treated much better than live stock either.
No matter what you wp say and try to make it right , you need to tell the REAL truth .He got all these things by the BLOOD,SWEAT TEARS AND DEATH OF SLAVES.
@@javiermendez9880Where do you even come up with the correlation of Andrew Jackson and genocide? He’s Hitler now? No time period is perfect. So even trying to judge or call one era “bad” is nonproductive and ignorant considering we all do evil and call evil good now as they did back then. Who cares. Perfection will never be reached so why try and belittle the past for their standards. Don’t compare modern times with the past.
My family went on a tour in the late 70's when we were visiting a college classmate of my mother's. I loved our tour of Nashville. One thing I really remembered was the restaurant by the same name that had different rooms named for Jackson's family if I remember correctly. The food was excellent.
Andrew Jackson has ALWAYS been one of my FAVORITE PRESIDENT'S!!!! His FAVORITE SAYING, and one that is on his Headstone - "I KILLED THE BANKS!" Wish we had more men like him in this country!!!!
Outside the gate... servant, not friend. Gracious of you to share a snippet of Mr. Alfred's story! Didn't desire to visit Hermitage, but now I'm curious about the wallpaper story... Thank you for the tour.
I really enjoyed this video, it brought back so many memories of a family vacation we took many many years ago. We visited the Hermitage and I remember my Grandma telling me all about it. She knew History better than anyone I’ve ever known.
You are literally living my dream. Take me with you bro. Love your videos! Thanks for sharing your love of history with the rest of us that are on the opposite side of the country!
that was just awesome , Thank you so much . I also looked into what $400.00 would be in todays money ( the price that was paid for the piano ) and today that would be just under $11,000.00. I too was really interested in Alfred and through some reading found out he was born on that site and he lived on the plantation longer then anyone 98 yrs now that amazing. Thank you again for the great video and history lesson , you sir are a great teacher..
I also was really surprised at how all the stuff back then looks kind of modern compared to what lesser income family's must have had , it is almost like you could just move right in and live pretty comfortably. just bring a laptop maybe so i can still watch The History Underground.
Tremendous Tour. I believe he portrayed the dynamics of the American resolve to expand across the Continent in the quest to become a Great Nation. It's great that the grounds have been kept in such great condition in tribute to one of Tennessee's most favored historical residents. I thank you for the positive perspective on Jackson's signing the Indian Removal Act. He might have foreseen that issue to be an eventuality. After all, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts did set the US precedence of Indian removal in Massachusetts (Maine) in the late 1600's & early 1700's with the Indian Wars. The Puritan money initially helped finance expansion into the Northwest Territory which led to the Indian Wars of removal by Governor Harrison. That was the prevailing attitude of the Anglo's settling the Continent at the time. The Indians must go. His success as a Tennessean and a Military leader as well as President could be attributed to that he identified with the Common People, African Slaves and Native Americans. He would live from 1767 till 1845 and would participate in the growth of the USA. He believed in States Rights and deplored the corruption of a Central Government ruling over the lives and finances of the People & their States. He was extremely popular throughout most of the Country except New England. A 'Self Made Man' and a noticeable participant in American History. Thanks for the Video.
The more I learn about Jackson, the more he surprises me. Definitely the most complex of the presidents.
As I am disabled, as of about three years ago, I don’t believe I’ll ever be able to visit, so thank you for putting this together very well done.
I went n I'm Walker n wheel chair. And its gorgeous n had good book from shop....kernel James Raulston family of mine is buried. N he fought with colonel Jackson n stayed at stagecoach n and areas n depots..dirt roads n rock roads n mines. president jackson fought in war together into war around Bridgeport Russell cave n surrounds our river area dates n wars. Trail of tears... lived in HISTORY on farm area of coal mines towns caves n natives n HISTORY . Our reenactments of civil war n cornbread festival. And kayak areas down all HISTORY river areas.
"Russian Collusion with Andrew Jackson"!!!! That's a GOOD ONE!!!!
Indoctrination in our schools. Meant to incite division. I was enjoying this channel til indoctrination came into play
Me too...first and last time I'll watch this. Also saying Andrew treated his slaves well...SHAME@virginiaasher9781
The President’s Lady is my favorite book growing up. I have read it many many times in my 71 years. Seeing this home has brought the later years of Rachael and Andrew to life. This is beautiful, thank you.🇺🇸
I love that book as well. Did you know Irving stone also wrote one about Mary Todd and Abraham Lincoln.
U should recieve an award for your hard work and productions,your awareness of the subject and rich diverse content. I love how u film this and the stories of the dead. Sometimes its so sad to watch but very well done . stay well and be careful on your journey.
Thanks! I really do appreciate that. As long as people are learning, I’m happy 🙂
Yep! What SHE said!!! ::::: Pointing above:::::
I grew up in Old Hickory Tennessee. About 3 miles from the Hermitage. I live in Pennsylvania now but the area around the Hermitage includes Hermitage hills, Hermitage Estates, Tulip Grove 🌷 Rachel loved Tulips other areas around Nashville are named Hickory. Hickory hollow mall Old Hickory Boulevard etc.
I lived in Hermitage Hills from 1963 to 1968 and went to the Hermitage numerous times!.
I am a descendant of Jackson’s wife Rachel. I am also a descendant of one of the Native American tribes that he went to war with. I am proud of both. Am I weird or just American?
Definitely American. We have a complex history, all of which is important to learn from.
There are no native american. They were immigrants like everyone else so it is a LIE you are pushing.
If there are no Native Americans, then nobody is native to ANY land in the world as we all came from somewhere. However, Native Americans were the FIRST on this land. I’m Native American. We traveled here years before anyone else tried to claim this land - that’s the point. Not that I care so much, but don’t deny it. It’s annoying and ignorant.
Anyone born here is a native.
You may label my ancestors as you like. Perhaps “Indian” would be more to your liking. But you clearly missed the point of my comment. My rhetorical question was to suggest exactly that: we are ALL American.😀
The Hermitage has changed a great deal since I visited it in the early 1960's. Once through the front door, the main hallway was austerely empty including the bare wood floor, and except for the mural wallpaper devoid of much ornamentation with the dominant piece of furniture a 6' horsehair sofa on the north wall; the room was so empty and ceiling so high it even gave off a slight echo when you spoke. The tour guide said that although his bedroom was upstairs, Jackson actually died in the room to the right of the front door. The slave cabins were very close [within 25'] to both the back door and Jackson's tomb so it's obvious many changes have been made over the centuries. It's nice to know they still allow visitors onto the front balcony of the house because that view was very impressive looking out over the expansive lawn! FYI: at that time there was no fencing around Jackson's tomb area and instead had several large Rose bushes ringing the grave rotunda. It was far less formal than today and more like an old country garden.
Growing up, my parents had a four post bed that belonged to Andrew Jackson, along with other historical and rare pieces. I have a few in my possession now, but always thought the “President’s bed” was the coolest piece in our house.
Just sitting here in Canada 🇨🇦, trying to figure out what the heck is going on in your country. Your Channel gives really interesting context to the American story, starting at the beginning sometimes helps you understand people better. I think I understand Americans a little better thanks to the rich history and fascinating journey of the American story your are posting. Great channel 👍🏻
Thanks! I really do appreciate that.
Thank you for the tour. I'm unable to travel and love history. It's nice to see inside these wonderful homes
It it nice.
Jackson's youth was spent in South Carolina and he carried a scar on his face due to a British sword. This was during the area of American revolution. Your tour of Jacksons home is wonderful, thank you !
I live in NC just over SC line my house is on the corner of Andrew Jackson Highway.
Michaelraine2268 So why on earth would Russia send urns to Pres Jackson ? Were they planning an earlier death or what! I would b insulted to receive a gift like that! Oh well it really served no useful purpose except for being ostentacious!
Awesome. Thank you for letting Americans see glimpses of our history. God Bless you.
Glad you enjoyed it
This is the first historical home I ever toured when I was little and on vacation with my family.
I came here as a child and is where my love of History was born.. I’m a daughter of the American Revolution related to Zachary Taylor, my grandmother’s maiden name is Taylor 🤗🇺🇸. Awesome video ..
My maternal great grandmother was Elizabeth Taylor of the Virginia Taylors. We were always told we were related to Zachary Taylor.
@@redriveral2764 I have a genealogy record of Taylor descendants on my grandmothers side of our family 🤗💕 have a blessed day
When I was there with my Mom and Sisters. We toured his home then got on the riverboat The General Jackson. Had lunch on the boat and there was entertainment we had a great time. I haven't been there since I'm not sure if the riverboat is still there. If it is you would really enjoy the trip down the river.
Great video! Jackson was in his lifetime considered the greatest president of all, feted and celebrated more than Washington himself! For years after his death, people celebrated his birthday, and continued to vote for him for president. An amazing historical figure whose life should be reexamined by all generations of Americans!
I enjoyed your video of Andrew Jackson’s home. In it mentioned a piano give to his granddaughter.
I visited a nearby nursing home. In it lived a lady by the name of Mrs. Donelson, who died around 100+ years. Before her mind left, I was told that she related the story that the granddaughter of Jackson used to babysat her.
Good, bad, or otherwise, history is history. It already happened, not a thing we can do except learn from it. When I lived in Illinois, I went to Abraham Lincoln's home, Presidential Library and museum, and his tomb. Highly recommended. Love this peek into history that you show us. Very appreciated!
Well said. I definitely plan on getting to those places as well.
I couldn't believe how large his tomb was inside!
It’s not such thing with this. It’s no good or bad. This president was a racist and, bigot and rapist
Slavery still is here in America.
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I’m a descendent of Andrew Jackson, we have traced him and Stonewall Jackson in our family tree back to Tennessee. I just stumbled upon your video, thank you so much for showing the rest of the world things others may never get to see with their own eyes.
I know this from my family history in Georgia from several roots and from my son who majored in history at Kennesaw State University. My son was not popular in his classes because he did his research. A slave cost about as much as we would buy a car today. My Truitt ancestors, Merriweather County in south middle Georgia had many slaves and several plantations. My Mooty ancesters, also from Meriweather count, had farmhouses and the Mooty Cemetery is located near Mooty Bridge which over looks a river which has a Mooty farmhouse beneath. The Mootys had a few slaves. A Truitt married into a Mooty (who owned much of LaGrange, Ga.) but the Truitts ostracized the Mooty descendant marriage (Mooty and Hayes) and descendants because they were not of the social status of the Truitts.
My son asked the question in his classes, "Would you go out and take a crowbar to your car? That is what it was for a slave owner to beat his slave. Do you keep your car in good condition? That is what my slave owner ancestors did to their slaves. They took care of them from birth to death, even after the slaves were freed into the 1920's when the last former slaves died." My son was not popular but he was totally documented.
The wooden sculpture of the two men under the tree, anyone who does formal dancing would recognize that as "the closed position". In other words, they are not just embracing under the tree, but they are dancing together under the tree.
I think this video was another one of my favorites. The home was so beautiful and the stories that went with it were fascinating . Thankyou for making history come to life !!😃🤩
Glad that you enjoyed it!
Been to his house loved it very much. Live not far from the house.
The wall paper in the entryway is real cloth. We loved visiting there
Visited when I was thirteen. Sparked my love for Presidential history. Go there if you can.
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I lived and worked in the NASHVILLE area in the 60's and early 70's. I visited the HERMITAGE many times and learned many interesting facts that are rather obscure. When Jackson was purchasing property for his home .he paid TEN CENTS per acre for some of the property and was RIDICULED for WASTING HIS MONEY, as FREE LAND was abundant and available. JACKSONS answer to the scoffers was that "THIS LAND IS THE PLACE I WILL BUILD MY HOME.
Another fact is that in the late 60's (approx.) I remember that some work was being done on the TALL FRONT COLUMNS of the porch. On top of one of those columns , a workman found a pistol in excellent condition . As i recall, IT was determined to be dated from the EARLY HERMITAGE days. I wonder who placed it there. Could it have been EXTRA SAFETY , CLOSE AT HAND, should the sudden need arise. ????
SHOULD YOU have an opportunity to visit the hermitage, MAKE A FULL DAY OF IT and STILL it will probably will be too short.
Thank you for that information. That's some cool stuff. I'm going to visit in August. Hopefully.
I want that pistol in my collection
Don’t we all wish we could get land for 10 cents an acre nowadays.
Jackson acquired the money to buy the Hermitage land by joining with his partners in buying up the land where Memphis now lies, immediately following Jackson's negotiating a treaty with the Chickasaw tribe that led to the US Govt.'s acquisition of that land. Jackson and his partners parceled up the land, and sold the parcels for a mint, where Memphis would be built. "Conflict of interest" hardly begins to describe their dirty dealings.
Just discovered your channel. Very cool. Oh, and ramekin's are commonly used in most kitchen's and restaurants today. Just ask any cook in your family. Thanks so much. I am learning a lot!!!
How amazing to be granted the access!!! I’m happy for you JD! Great information as always.
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A must see when you are in the area. It's lovely.
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My mom and I got to tour this back when I was about 21 years old... It is such a beautiful home and area... Great tour and so fun to see it again, 30 years later...
Very interesting is that my son and his wife moved to Carrollton, Ga. and discovered various Truitt street names. Our ancestors! I told him that if he looks around at the cemeteries he will find many Truitt graves.
However, the only family cemetery of our ancestry is the Mooty Cemetery in Lagrange, Ga. which is near Carrollton, Ga.. I visited this Mooty cemetery in the late 1990's. It was well kept within a chain link metal fence and it had graves dating from the 1800's to more recent times. There were several unmarked graves in back which might have been graves of slaves or former slaves. Fascinating!
When I was 7 years old my family toured The Hermitage. I fell in love with history and the The Hermitage. That was 48 years ago.
Back then our parents would take us to learn anything up and down coast if going to see family. One battlefield I saw huge trees. Inside museum was a photo of the newly planted trees by the soldiers. It felt like a way to touch history. I'm so glad I hadn't the spoils and conveniences of today to numb learning in person or see things behind my phone in my face as if not engaged in the present. That's lost to us now.
Teresa eads I find the hermitage and it’s treatment of African Americans and their ancestors to be abhorrent and a stain on the history of the republic. So forgive me my being offended by your love for it.
Andrew Jackson is worse than pol pot and saddam hussein and Christopher colombus in his treatment of the genocide of the American Indian in the trail of tears. His blatant killing of weakened and impoverished American Indians is a genocide seeing a bible in his study makes one wonder why a Christian man like that would such a deprived indifference to humanity His treatment of his slaves as free household help equally abhorrent. This man was a Hitler of the mid 1800s.
Cry me a river.
Thank you ,for that wonderful tour of Andrew Jackson's hermitage.
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Thank you. That is now on my bucket list due to having family in TN around Knoxville. I didn't even know that was there, so now I do. Spectacular, beautiful and honorable, take care!!!
Glad it was helpful! Definitely worth the stop.
Jackson will Always be the father of the trail of tears to my family and one side of my heritage. It’s weird he showed kindness to one set of brown skinned people but not another. But I appreciate that you have drawn an ounce of light to the fact that not all
slaves were treated terribly.
Many Cherokee died at his hands.
He was a monster that showed some occasional pragmatism and kindness. During the slaughter of the Creek he found an orphaned boy and took him home and 'adopted' him as a son. I think of the boy almost as a 'pet' for Rachel. He was pretty sad that they never had children. The boy died of disease at some point. Very complex.
Good.
He never set his slaves free so he wasn't that kind to them either...he was a horrible man.
Jackson could be a psychopath or a nice guy.
"Uncle" Alfred, as mentioned, was extremely treasured by the family, having his wedding reception in the mansion. Jackson's slave Hannah referred to him as being kind and like a father to her. (Looking at her picture, I've wondered if he WAS her father- she was among the first that he bought, that when she was a little girl.) She despised his daughter-in-law, so much that at 70 she ran away from The Hermitage, where she'd lived since she was a little girl and had relatively light duties to her age and status, and went to work as a laundress for the Union Army occupying Nashville. She never returned to the Hermitage, but did continue to speak kindly of Jackson in interviews (though she could have been telling interviewers what they wanted to hear).
Jackson also had a slave named Tom who ran away in 1804. Jackson offered not only a reward for his capture but ALSO an extra $10 for every 100 lashes the slave was given. (100 lashes could VERY easily have resulted in death for even the healthiest person.) He also told his overseer to physically discipline a female slave for back talking one of the white women in the house.
As mentioned he killed many Cherokee and even more Creeks. No exoneration at all for this, but will add that some Cherokees had blood on their hands as well: Cherokee also killed many Creeks; they in fact crossed the river in canoe and torched the village, burning many Creeks alive at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend. Many Creeks also fought alongside Jackson, and when he demanded the cession of 2/3 of the Creek territory he made no distinction or allowances for their loyalty: they were as likely to have their land taken as Creeks who had fought against the whites. Ditto to the Cherokee allies- it did not save the ones who aided the U.S. from the completely illegal land seizure and Trail of Tears two decades later.
And yet at that, while he didn't shy from horribly abusing runaway slaves or killing native men, women, and children, he did not particularly hate them. (He may have thought them inferior, but did not hate them.) He DID hate the English, and would kill them for any or no provocation. He outright murdered two English civilians in his (unlawful) invasion of Florida on the most trumped up of charges- their real crime was being English. Pretty much every Englishman he was countered was made to answer for the crimes of the officer who slashed his face when he was a boy and for the ones who led to the deaths of his brothers and his mother during the war. He also killed white men in duels, most famously Charles Dickinson, so at least he was an equal opportunity killer.
Yet the most amazing thing is that he was- by leaps and bounds and without even a close second- the single most popular U.S. president during his own lifetime and for many years afterward.
When you’re back in Europe, go to Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, his parents house is refurbished there too
Oh wow. Thanks for the heads up!
The History Underground I work nearby a few times a year and took a look in January, I’ve got photos if you need to look
That is where my 6th great grandfather was born. He emigrated her in the late 1760's or early 1770's.
Rose dowling that’s only 12 miles and a half hour drive away, you can actually see the Harland and Wolf cranes from the Jackson house 👍
I had the privilege of touring the Hermitage in the fall of 1979. In route to Kansas City for the National FFA Convention. Something I’ll never forget. I do remember the detached kitchen behind the house and other out buildings. Still, good memories
Your videos are great. I enjoy watching as many videos of yours as I can. In my older age, my love for history has increased. Likely because I wish I had grown up in a time when this country was united and life was simple. Your videos take me back to a time like that. A time of trust. A time that is gone and will only survive through people like yourself that choose to tell the stories wether good or bad. I hope you continue on ...Thank you for your service
Thanks for watching! Glad that you are enjoying them. I seem to appreciate it more as I get older as well.
When were we united?
@@janetpercell3989 the quick answer is WW2. It took a country that was completely United or we would all be talking German or likely Japanese… or even more likely dead. In any of the above cases, you would not be alive or have the freedom to ask this question. Thank a Vet.
The Jackson vs. Adams election bitterly divided the nation! As badly as Trump vs. Clinton, and along the same lines. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1828_United_States_presidential_election
@ Janet Purcell: after the War of 1812,the Revolutionary War, WW1 & I I, 911....
We went through his house when I was a young boy. I remember it so well. Wonderful man!!
I visited the Hermitage a decade ago and I was surprised just how small the rooms were compared to homes today. The slave quarters were fascinating to see also as the curators have kept them pretty much as they were and they are terribly inadequate for how many souls lived there. The grave sites are impressive. I recommend the tour if you can get there (about an hour outside downtown Nashville).
It is closer than an hour from Nashville. It is actually probably 15 minutes or so
The slaves quarters with wooden floors and furniture is much nicer than the tents the homeless live in all over America today.
I love historic homes. Enjoyed the tour.
I live in Tennessee now, but grew up in the Midwest. I've seen President Grants home and President Lincoln's home, but never been to President Jackson's home. I need to do that when we get through this pandemic.
I think that they've opened back up. Definitely worth the visit. I've got a few videos on the Battle of Franklin that you might like as well.
I've seen George Washington's home (Mt. Vernon), Thos. Jefferson's home (Monticello), John Adams' home (Peacefield), James Garfields' home, Andrew Jackson's home (The Hermitage), James Polk's home, Andrew Johnson's home, and the Herbert Hoover Library - All fascinating monuments to not only these persons of high office.. but of a snapshot of our nation's history. Good bad or indifferent.. they Happened.. and we can learn from them. We must learn from them.
Love your channel. Andrew Jackson. Was definitely an interesting president. Didn't know he was the only president who kept the national debt. I like listening and learning about our presidents. Enjoy your videos and keep them coming. You have a very nice 👍 speaking voice.
I have visited the Hermitage when I was a kid. I'm glad Andrew Jackson didn't like having debt. He seemed to treat his slaves like you I didn't think they should have had slavery at all. I meant to say he seemed to treat his slaves well. Not condoning it just an observation.
You can tell the curators take excellent care of the home. So clean, ready for Andrew to return.
Thanks for the tour of The Hermitage and inviting us to come along.
Glad you enjoyed it!
This was great. I've always wanted to see The Hermitage but can't really travel any more, so I appreciate videos like this. Love your channel!
That Zuber wallpaper in the hall was very expensive, handpainted in France, and even small sections of it still go for surprisingly high prices at auction. The oval reception room at the White House has Zuber wallpaper depicting American scenery. I liked the turned wooden goblet too, because I only recently found out about the term chevaux de frise. Here in the Hudson Highlands there were fortifications designed to stop the British from gaining control of the Hudson during the Revolutionary War. Washington called the Hudson the key to the continent, and the Brits wanted it badly. The best known defense was a gigantic iron chain that was forged nearby and stretched across the River between West Point and Constitution Island. There's a large S curve in the river and swirling currents so British ships could not build up enough speed to break through the chain. Benedict Arnold removed some pins from the chain and told the Brits where to hit it, but his treachery was discovered before any damage could be done. Anyway I was recently reading about other defenses, and around Polipel Island the Patriots used chevaux de frise that were underwater and couldn't be seen from a ship's deck. They were long sharpened logs fixed in place with iron wrapped tightly around the sharp spikes at the end. Supposedly they were sharp and strong enough to pierce the hull of a warship. Apparently they never had to be tested here by any British ships, but other boats kept hitting them over the years until they either rotted away or were removed. I wish I had a cup made from one of those things!
Oh wow. Thanks for the extra information. That's part of why I enjoy doing this channel. I'm always learning something new. Thanks!
So interesting! Thank you.
The house is awesome. With all the artifacts. I enjoyed your video. A fitting tribute to the ex president. And his long time worker decided to stay with him even after the Proclamation Emancipation. Speaks highly of the man. Thank you for sharing!
Very good video. We learn about our history regardless of good or bad. These homes and monuments help to remember. Please give more dates and years of Jackson’s events. Thank you
This is a wonderful vid. I’d love to see this one in person. Jackson has always fascinated me and, in my opinion, has been treated unfairly by modern historians, especially 20th & 21st century ones. There’s an arrogance of passing judgment without delving into the times in which people lived.
Of course slavery was a travesty but there were many people who treated slaves well, under the circumstances of the times. Pointing that out doesn’t mean one is defending the institution of slavery or forgive the treatment of native Americans.
I’m afraid your vids will have me binge watching graves!!!😂
That was phenomenal. Thank you for another informative history lesson.
Thanks! Glad that you enjoyed it.
I love our American history . Love touring historical places .. I learned more that way than from books .. Thank you for sharing !!
Glad you enjoyed it
The History Underground oh I sure did !! I've been to George Washingtons home and Betsy Ross's house( on flag Day in 1969) . I will be watching your previous videos.. Glad I found you !!! 🤗🤗🤗🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 my dad was born and raised in Lancaster ,South Carolina , Andrew Jackson State Park is there, yes I've been there too.
I just discovered your channel and have been binge watching since saturday. I really like the way you present your subjects. I signed up on your patreon page this morning and hope the money will help in your continued exploration of history. Yesteday I was at Jefferson Barracks to visit my father's grave and took the oppurtunity to visit Lt. Meehan and his men. I would not have known they were there if it were not for you. Thank you.
Awesome! Thank you so much. That really does mean more to me than you know.
Why call it the hermitrage?
Chevaux de frise was a medieval defensive anti-cavalry measure consisting of a portable frame (sometimes just a simple log) covered with many projecting long iron or wooden spikes or spears. I have never heard of them being used underwater.
Thank you for doing these! I seriously enjoy. So awesome.
Thanks! Feel free to share the channel out with a few others. 🙂
Great review, and video. My family stopped in Nashville on our way home to Chicago from St. Petersburg one Christmas vacation. The weather turned cold and icy, and we saw a truck jackknife on the road. Dad decided enough, and we stayed in Nashville. I think we shocked the Hermitage folks when a family of six showed up for a tour! Dad loved history! This was the mid’70s.
Lovely video! I appreciate your love of history and seeing this house! Well done!
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I l visited just after the snow and ice storm in January and it was a great experience. The historians there were very good and the house is enlightening.
I really enjoy the the time and hard work you put into all these videos!
One thing I am a big sucker for, is anything related to U.S. History,,,, you just gained yourself a new subscriber!
Awesome! Thank you so much.
My Wife and I seen that place in the late 90's. I love the history down there.
I visited there when I was 9 and found it very interesting
Thank you so much for the guided tour! I was completely taken by surprise in just the entry way. Yhe murals, flooring, and that amazing staircase! Would have loved for you to stand right under it and film upward showing that beautiful spiral!
Pretty amazing place for sure. Definitely worth a visit if you were ever in Nashville.
@@TheHistoryUnderground Another thing I adore about your channel is you do take the time to respond back to those that comment. That type of appreciation is wonderful. Thank you so much for all that you do❤🇺🇸
Heather Medling - Thanks. I do my best but it’s getting a little more difficult to catch them all. 🙂
@@TheHistoryUnderground Well, in the future if you cant respond to a comment of mine I wont hold it against you! 🤪
Have been there 3 times with my children. Loved it every time. Will probably go again with grandkids.
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I actually live fairly close to the Hermitage and have visited on several occasions.. learning something new and interesting with each visit. This video was especially interesting, as you took us closer into areas we normally can’t get that close to see, and thank you for sharing some interesting facts about some items in the home that I had not heard of. Very nice video, wish it were longer and could see more. Great Job!
Awesome! So glad that you enjoyed it 🙂
I used to live in Nashville and saw this home. It made an impression on me, and I enjoyed seeing it again. Truly a beautiful home of an extraordinary man.
Your style of filming, music, and fascinating information are impressive. Thanks!
Wow, thank you! And thanks for watching.
Been there twice. You did a great job showcasing this historic place. I was always fascinated by all the original memorabilia.
I Used to live on this lake. It's called Old Hickory Lake. It's the same lake that Johnny Cash lived. Hendersonville was great.
Oh wow. Didn’t know that. Thanks!
@@TheHistoryUnderground Johnny Cash lived on the south side of the lake in Hendersonville. I love that area. Be well my friend.
Roy Orbison lived next to Johnny Cash in a house that burned down. A lot of history on that road.
@@waynecastleman1363 two of roys sons died in that fire :(
@@agurobe Yes and if I'm not mistaken he moved into another house up the same street that may have also burned.
I live about 50 miles from Nashville and never have been to the Hermitage . When this virus is gone I am going to go see to. Thank you so much for sharing.
It really is worth it. Thanks for watching!
Bravo 👏 I enjoy the truth of past history !
Thank you for sharing 👍
Glad you enjoyed it
You do an excellent job of narrating these stories which makes it more interesting. Doing the research is a key part & you are always well informed. Thank you.
Very interesting and amazing objects like the candle stick or the french wood statue, beautifull site too. Thank you from France.
Glad you enjoyed it! Pretty amazing place.
I've been here many years ago! I've always loved the beautiful wall murals!
Thank you very much for sharing this. I learned a lot. My favorite part is the candlestick. Cool indeed.
Glad you enjoyed it! Yeah, that candlestick was neat.
We visited it in 1989, I don’t remember the blue dining chairs. Odd what we forget… You did another great video.
I Absolutely love history! Your channel makes me feel like I’m right there with you.... thank you for all that you do with your channel... absolutely love it!
Wow, thank you. So glad that you are enjoying it!
Super Interesting and Thank You for bringing us to this Beautiful and Historical home of General Jackson! Many Blessings and Safe Journeys! DaveyJO in Pennsylvania
Best UA-cam channel I’ve ever come across, I’ve always revered how we all got here, and how this country was built, but now that I’m getting older (26) I’ve been trying to learn more, and more about everything American history, and this channel has been of great help, keep up the phenomenal work!
Wow! Thanks so much. I really do appreciate that.
The Hermitage is an amazing place. I love the history. Thanks for sharing.
They should teach a lot of these things in public schools and make it accurate about our more noble presidents.
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Yes, everything should be taught accurately.
Absolutely! It’s a crime that it’s not.
Jackson...a noble president? He was truly one of the worst. They should be teaching our children all about his "Indian Removal policy," including his theft of over 100,000,000 acres of Native American land, and his sending over 10,000 Native people to their deaths on a series of "Trails of Tears."
@Nancy Wood, they should teach about the Trail of Tears! He wasn't that great of a man.
Thank you! I love history and appreciate your presentation of historic figures flaws and all.
I love going to the hermitage. I have always remembered the bound newspapers in his library. You got some awesome access!!!
They were shut down because of the pandemic and were very generous with their time and access so that I could share a lot of what they have with you all. I was very grateful for the experience.
I visited there years ago. My most memorable moment was walking up and into the back entrance, through the mud room. into kitchen area. That was the only place on the whole tour I felt life ........
I've been there but you have taught me so much more than I learned on the tour.
Thank you.
My husband and I toured Hermitage and we were very impressed with the history and the man himself
What?! Do you know about the Trail of Tears?
We flew in to Nashville and then drove to the Hermitage. It just closed 5 minutes prior. In a side note. Those two years, when he paid off the National Debt...it was not zero, but actually $3,000. I read that it was him selling Federal Lands that helped pay off the debt. Something we could do, again, today.
I don’t know how I’d feel about selling off federal land. I’d definitely support getting the spending under control though.
@@TheHistoryUnderground I would not support selling public lands because it belongs to the people and for all generations too come.Also we see how oil and coal mining,buildings destroys land,lakes and rivers our natural beauty of the country.
@@memphismemphis462true, but we all sure love to travel, don't we?
Fascinating, can’t get enough of this history
What a freaking fantastic video! What a fantastic place of history
Glad you enjoyed it
Thank you for showing us a part of history. I would never have been able to see it without your guided tour. It was very beautiful and interesting. Thank you again. Blessings.
People today try to judge people from the early years of the country by today's standards. We should never do this as the times they lived in where far different then those that we live in today.
I understand that, but genocide was bad back then as well. Jackson was one of our most cruel presidents, thats just a fact. That doesn't diminish how interesting the history is.
I agree. Most of the laws, SCOTUS decisions and every thing that we use to judge people on their holding of slaves and other antiquated systems used to hold them accountable for their actions was wasn’t even on the books and a couple of centuries down the pike. Most often people like Andrew Jackson and his ilk didn’t look to favorably on their own wives. The wife didn’t hold much stock any better than the slaves they abused. The wives weren’t treated much better than live stock either.
No matter what you wp say and try to make it right , you need to tell the REAL truth .He got all these things by the BLOOD,SWEAT TEARS AND DEATH OF SLAVES.
Doesn’t matter slavery is bad today yesterday and in biblical times and white people swutched the Bible gods words into slavery
@@javiermendez9880Where do you even come up with the correlation of Andrew Jackson and genocide? He’s Hitler now? No time period is perfect. So even trying to judge or call one era “bad” is nonproductive and ignorant considering we all do evil and call evil good now as they did back then. Who cares. Perfection will never be reached so why try and belittle the past for their standards. Don’t compare modern times with the past.
My family went on a tour in the late 70's when we were visiting a college classmate of my mother's. I loved our tour of Nashville. One thing I really remembered was the restaurant by the same name that had different rooms named for Jackson's family if I remember correctly. The food was excellent.
Andrew Jackson has ALWAYS been one of my FAVORITE PRESIDENT'S!!!! His FAVORITE SAYING, and one that is on his Headstone - "I KILLED THE BANKS!" Wish we had more men like him in this country!!!!
Outside the gate... servant, not friend. Gracious of you to share a snippet of Mr. Alfred's story! Didn't desire to visit Hermitage, but now I'm curious about the wallpaper story... Thank you for the tour.
That fireplace!!! Phenomenal.. thanks for taking us along
I know. That was one of my favorite pieces.
I really enjoyed this video, it brought back so many memories of a family vacation we took many many years ago. We visited the Hermitage and I remember my Grandma telling me all about it. She knew History better than anyone I’ve ever known.
That is awesome! Thanks.
I remember going there when I was 10. That was 50 years ago. I love it.
You are literally living my dream. Take me with you bro. Love your videos! Thanks for sharing your love of history with the rest of us that are on the opposite side of the country!
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that was just awesome , Thank you so much . I also looked into what $400.00 would be in todays money ( the price that was paid for the piano ) and today that would be just under $11,000.00.
I too was really interested in Alfred and through some reading found out he was born on that site and he lived on the plantation longer then anyone 98 yrs now that amazing.
Thank you again for the great video and history lesson , you sir are a great teacher..
Thanks for looking up that extra info and sharing. That's why I love posting these videos. I always learn more after they're out. Thanks!
Depends on condition though
I also was really surprised at how all the stuff back then looks kind of modern compared to what lesser income family's must have had , it is almost like you could just move right in and live pretty comfortably. just bring a laptop maybe so i can still watch The History Underground.
Tremendous Tour. I believe he portrayed the dynamics of the American resolve to expand across the Continent in the quest to become a Great Nation. It's great that the grounds have been kept in such great condition in tribute to one of Tennessee's most favored historical residents. I thank you for the positive perspective on Jackson's signing the Indian Removal Act. He might have foreseen that issue to be an eventuality.
After all, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts did set the US precedence of Indian removal in Massachusetts (Maine) in the late 1600's & early 1700's with the Indian Wars. The Puritan money initially helped finance expansion into the Northwest Territory which led to the Indian Wars of removal by Governor Harrison. That was the prevailing attitude of the Anglo's settling the Continent at the time. The Indians must go.
His success as a Tennessean and a Military leader as well as President could be attributed to that he identified with the Common People, African Slaves and Native Americans. He would live from 1767 till 1845 and would participate in the growth of the USA. He believed in States Rights and deplored the corruption of a Central Government ruling over the lives and finances of the People & their States. He was extremely popular throughout most of the Country except New England. A 'Self Made Man' and a noticeable participant in American History. Thanks for the Video.