As a general, Jackson rarely summoned councils of war. When he had to decide on a given course of action, he didn’t share responsibility. But critics saw things in a totally different way.

As a general, Jackson rarely summoned councils of war. When he had to decide on a given course of action, he didn't share responsibility. But critics saw things in a totally different way.

John Eaton was the political child of the most powerful and prominent politician in the country, General Andrew Jackson ... John Eaton as Secretary of War. That caused immediate conflict with the ...