America's Long Line of Presidential Military Heroes-- Part 2: Jackson and Tippecanoe Too

Military heroism helped a number of presidents win office.  Andrew Jackson, the first president born in a log cabin, gained fame for his victory over the British at the Battle of New Orleans.  William Henry Harrison was so linked to a particular battle that it could serve as his name --  his 1840 campaign slogan was  "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too" referring to the 1811 battle against a confederation of Indians at the confluence of the Tippecanoe and Wabash rivers in Indiana.

Many presidents not generally remembered as soldiers, in fact did serve.  Abraham Lincoln was an Illinois militia captain during the Black Hawk War.

And sometimes "service" is a broad term -- seven presidents claimed to have fought in the Civil War, though that includes Andrew Johnson, who was military governor of Tennessee  in 1862.

--CootPres