There was much more to Andrew Jackson than his temper. You owe it to yourself to read a few biographies of the man before forming such a firm opinion. He was absolutely loyal to the soldiers who served under him and they to him. He earned that loyalty, so he certainly wasn't cruel to them. In some old family correspondence is a report of his visiting my ancestor, John Carter Stark in Sumner County, in an effort to sell him some land in Davidson County. Following the visit he is reported to have told Daniel Smith, a close friend and neighbor of the Starks, that he had never seen as many beautiful women in one household as he had seen there. So if nothing else, he had an eye for the ladies. ;-) Joyce Stark Blocker ************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com.