19x22.5" on thin paper. In 1815 as a General, Jackson allowed the execution of six militia men after a court martial for disobeying orders. Newspapers in support of John Adams seized on this incident during the 1828 campaign creating several varieties of posters and handbills portraying Jackson as a murderer. Text at top reads "Monumental Inscriptions". Features skull and crossbones accents around each coffin. "Mournful Tragedy" poem/song lyrics below recounting the 1815 incident. Moderate age toning w/a few tiny areas of loss, most notably along top edge and left edge. A few faint stains, most notably a moisture stain on the left edge of the two right coffins. VG, will frame above grade. An amazing survivor in this extremely early campaign broadside. Rex & Patti Stark Collection.