9-891: General Jackson may refer to: People [ edit ] United Kingdom [ edit ] Alexander Cosby Jackson (1773–1827), British Army major general commanding Ceylon Arnold Jackson (British Army officer) (1891–1972), British Army brigadier general George Jackson (British Army officer) (1876–1958), British Army major general Henry Jackson (British Army officer) (1879–1972), British Army general James Jackson (British Army officer) (1790–1871), British Army general Mike Jackson (British Army officer) (b. 1944), British general Richard Downes Jackson (1777–1845), British Army lieutenant general William Jackson (British Army officer) (1917–1999), British Army general United States [ edit ] U.S. Army [ edit ] Andrew Jackson (1767–1845), U.S. Army general in
18-617: A draft of 7 feet (2.1 m). General Jackson is designed to recreate the showboats that plied the waters of American rivers in the 19th century. Several different shows are presented during the primary March–December season, with two cruises usually taken each day. Evening cruises normally feature dining as well. Most cruises feature the country music for which the Opry is known, though variety musicals and gospel music are also featured. The boat occasionally ventures from its home port of Nashville. In October 2006, General Jackson took part in
27-670: A Minor League Baseball team in Jackson, Tennessee Attorney General Jackson (disambiguation) Jaxon (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title General Jackson . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=General_Jackson&oldid=1113042110 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Title and name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
36-586: Is a riverboat —more specifically, a showboat —based on the Cumberland River in Nashville, Tennessee . General Jackson was named after another riverboat of the same name that was built in 1817; that boat was in turn named for Andrew Jackson . The modern boat was originally an attraction at the Opryland USA theme park . The park closed in 1997, but the boat remains in service, docking at Pennington Bend near
45-523: Is actually powered by diesel generators which power two 600 horsepower (450 kW) electric motors, which in turn propel a 24-foot-diameter (7.3 m), 36-ton sternwheel. The boat has a capacity of 1,200 passengers and 157 crew members. She is 274 feet (84 m) long (300 feet (91 m) with gangway extended), has a 63-foot-6-inch (19.35 m) beam (width), is 77 feet (23 m) tall with her folding smokestacks fully extended (the folding stacks are necessary because of low bridge clearances), and has
54-534: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Alexander Cosby Jackson Major general Alexander Cosby Jackson (1773–1827) was the 11th General Officer Commanding, Ceylon . He was appointed in 1812. He was succeeded by Edward Barnes . This biographical article related to the British Army is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . General Jackson (riverboat) General Jackson
63-723: The Opry Mills shopping center that replaced the park. In addition to Opry Mills, the dock is located near the Grand Ole Opry House and the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center . The original captains were Captain E.A. Poe and Captain William Howell. General Jackson was built by Jeffboat in Jeffersonville, Indiana and launched in 1985. Though built to resemble a vintage steam -powered riverboat, it
72-819: The United States Civil War William Hicks Jackson (1835–1903), Confederate States Army brigadier general William Lowther Jackson (1825–1890), Confederate States Army brigadier general Others [ edit ] Gilder D. Jackson Jr. (1893–1966), U.S. Marine Corps brigadier general James F. Jackson (born 1947), U.S. Air Force lieutenant general Joel D. Jackson (fl. 1990s–2020s), U.S. Air Force major general Others [ edit ] Robert Jackson (general) (1886–1948), Australian Army major general Other uses [ edit ] General Jackson (riverboat) See also [ edit ] Aleksander Jaakson (1892–1942), Estonian Army major general Jackson Generals ,
81-1306: The War of 1812 and seventh president of the United States Charles Douglas Jackson (1902–1964), U.S. Army general Conrad Feger Jackson (1813–1862), Union Army brigadier general Dennis K. Jackson (born 1946), U.S. Army major general Henry Jackson (Continental Army general) (1747–1809), Continental Army brevet brigadier general James S. Jackson (1823–1862), Union Army general, American Civil War Joseph Andrew Jackson Lightburn (1824–1901), Union Army brigadier general Michael Jackson (American soldier) (1734–1801), Continental Army brevet general from Massachusetts Nathaniel J. Jackson (1818–1892), Union Army brigadier general and brevet major general Stonewall Jackson (20th century general) (1891–1943), U.S. Army major general William Payne Jackson (1868–1945), U.S. Army brigadier general Confederate States Army [ edit ] Alfred E. Jackson (1807–1889), Confederate States Army brigadier general Henry R. Jackson (1820–1898), Confederate States Army major general John K. Jackson (1828–1866), Confederate general, American Civil War Stonewall Jackson (1824–1863), Confederate general in
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