USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Tennessee became known as the “Volunteer State” during the War of 1812 due to the key role played by volunteers from the Tennessee militia. Newspapers of the day touted the military spirit of the men of Tennessee. That reputation was solidified in the Mexican American War of 1848, when President James K.

Detailed explanation-2: -The lecture will explore how over the course of several decades, Tennessee earned the Volunteer State nickname because of Tennessean’s eagerness to step forward to serve in times of war.

Detailed explanation-3: -During the War of 1812, Tennessee furnished 18, 361 infantry men, 9, 095 cavalry men, 110 artillery men, and 267 men in miscellaneous troops for a total of 27, 833 men. The backwoods “hunters of Kentucky and Tennessee” took pride in defeating the professional British army at the Battle of New Orleans in 1815.

Detailed explanation-4: -The state of Tennessee had become known as the Volunteer State when a large number of volunteers fought in the War of 1812. By the start of the Mexican-American War in 1846, 30, 000 Tennessee volunteers responded to the secretary of war’s call for 2, 800, clenching the state’s nickname.

Detailed explanation-5: -The ‘Volunteers’ name derives from the 1, 500 troops from Tennessee that fought under General Andrew Jackson against the British at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812.