
← City History: New Orleans5 may 2025 · 21 min
1.29: Old Dickory
<p>The victorious Andrew Jackson reimposes strict martial law on New Orleans. He arrests a senator and a federal judge—but soon faces justice himself. Meanwhile, diseases like typhoid and measles fell hundreds of victorious soldiers. </p><p><br></p><p>LEARN MORE:</p><p>"The Battle of New Orleans Reconsidered: Andrew Jackson and Martial Law" by Matthew Warshauer</p><p><em>The Greatest Fury: The Battle of New Orleans and the Rebirth of America</em> by William C. Davis</p><p><em>The British at the Gates: The New Orleans Campaign in the War of 1812 </em>by Robin Reilly</p><p><em>The Battle of New Orleans: Andrew Jackson and America's First Military Victory </em>by Robert V. Remini</p><p><em>The Accidental City: Improvising New Orleans</em> by Lawrence N. Powell</p><p><em>The World That Made New Orleans: From Spanish Silver to Congo Square</em> by Ned Sublette</p>