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foolishly published "he will sit ... by the side of a 'sea coal'
fire, and study moral philosophy." This was to say that he sat
by his fire, drinking cider like the average man. Whereas, Van
Buren drank expensive champagne. The voters thought that they
could connect with Harrison which meant he would do more for the
common man. However, Harrison was in fact a scion of the
Virginia  planter aristocracy. He studied classics and history
at Hampden-Sydney College. Then studied medicine at Richmond. In
1791, Harrison decided he wanted to be in the army, so he
enlisted in the first infantry in the regular army and was sent
to the North-West, where he spent most of his life.  At the
battle of Fallen Timbers, Harrison served under General “Mad
Anthony” Wayne, fighting against Indians. In 1978 Harrison left
the army and became Secretary of the