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A man says something which another tells him is a lie. They fight, but whichever is killed the point in dispute remains unsettled.
Benjamin Franklin (1784) |
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Andrew Jackson
Perhaps the most famous southern duelist, Andrew Jackson was also dueling's highest ranking participant, for no other president was active in duels during their term. It was concluded that Jackson took part in around a hundred fights or duels. The most well-known of Jackson's duels occurred before he became President. This particular duel was with Charles Dickinson, who had made an offhand comment about Jackson's wife. The day after he made the comment, "Jackson confronted the twenty-seven-year-old man and, despite an attempted apology, demanded 'a gentleman's satisfaction'". In the duel, Jackson allowed Dickinson to shoot first and was injured in the chest. He then retaliated and killed Dickinson. Dickinson was the only person ever killed by Jackson. Jackson's duels displayed another facet of dueling. Anyone could be challenged and fight in a duel, from the lowest citizen to the highest. Jackson's wound never healed properly and abcesses formed around the bullet, causing pain and some debilitation for Jackson's remaining 39 years. Though acceptable by the code of the times, many people considered it a cold-blooded killing, because Jackson took his time to fire a shot that he knew would kill his opponent. |
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