St. Louis Cemetery #1 at night

Photo by O'Neil De Noux

November 11, 1814

New Orleans – Journalists Gérard and Matthew rush to scoop everyone with their first-hand accounts of the Battle of Pensacola. Their stories will electrify the city and alert the entire nation (as Matthew sends his account to his newspaper back in New York) that Gen. Andrew Jackson is indeed a formidable leader who is as tough as his nickname – Old Hickory.

from BATTLE KISS, Part 1, “The Redcoats are Coming” www.oneildenoux.net