Andrew Jackson Andrew Jackson was unforgettable as a politician and as an individual. His back-country upbringing brought him grit and stamina unattainable to many upper-class Easterners. Known as the "Old Hero," his military triumphs brought him praise throughout America. Another distinguishable trait of Jackson's was his loathing for the Bank. Altogether, this frontiersman had a distinct character with many eccentric features. From the beginning, Jackson was an isolated frontiersman. The tragedy of his mother's fever made him learn the finality of death at an early age. He also learned savage territorial supremacy, from growing up on the Carolina piedmont with Germans,