Draft:Andrew Jackson Hansell

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Andrew Jackson Hansell (1815- April 24 1881), also known as General Andrew Jackson Hansell, was a military official and lawyer in Georgia. He served as an aide de canp in Georgia during the Civil War and was a military official. He gained the title of "General", which clung to him through life, as a member of the staff of Joseph E. Brown.

William Y. Hansell was their father. Augustus H. Hansell (August 26, 1817 - ?) of Thomasville was his brother. Augustin Hansell was a lawyer and long-serving superior court judge.

Andrew J. Hansell moved to Roswell, Georgia and became prosperous as a business associate of Roswell King, serving as president of his company.

He built Tranquilla (1849), 435 Kennesaw Ave. in what is now Northwest Marietta Historic District and lived in Mimosa Hall in Roswell, Georgia, in what is now Roswell Historic District (Roswell, Georgia). "Tranquilla", or Hansell-Camp-Keller House, is a "superb" Greek Revival home; its classical design may have followed from work of Connecticut architect Willis Ball, who had recently designed houses in Roswell, Georgia

He served as Representative and State Senator from Cobb County.

He was a trustee of the Georgia Military Institute.

From 1869, he was an owner of Mimosa Hall, in Roswell, Georgia in what is now Roswell Historic District. The Hansell family occupied Mimosa Hall during 1849-1867, including during the American Civil War. The house was occupied by Federal officers during Sherman's March to the Sea, and was much damaged. Mrs. Caroline Shepherd Hansell (1820-1891), A.J.'s wife, refused to abandon Mimosa Hall, and prevented more damage from occurring.

He died of pneumonia April 24, 1881 and his remains were buried in Draft:Marietta City Cemetery, in Marietta in Cobb County, Georgia.

Hansell Street in Marietta is named for his family. Haywood S. Hansell, A. J.'s great-grandson, was an American general who organized strategic bombing in World War II. Greg Griffin, an attorney, lives in Tranquilla and does reenactments as Hansell.