IN this biography Mr. Hamilton traces the career of Zachary Taylor up to the end of the campaign in Mexico, which was to make him a national figure and President of the United States. Presumably a ...

But seasoned war veteran Zachary ... Taylor the rank of brigadier general. In 1845 President James K. Polk sent Taylor with a detachment of 4,000 troops to Texas. The United States and Mexico ...

President Zachary ... in 1850. Taylor ran as a Whig candidate in 1848 and he wasn’t a professional politician. Taylor was a career military man and a hero in the war with Mexico.

But it was after over 30 years of Military Service that Taylor gained national notoriety. In 1846, Taylor was sent by President Polk to the disputed border with Mexico along the Rio Grande.

But seasoned war veteran Zachary ... Taylor the rank of brigadier general. In 1845 President James K. Polk sent Taylor with a detachment of 4,000 troops to Texas. The United States and Mexico ...