Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850
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Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850
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Taylor, Zachary, Pres. U.S., 1784-1850
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Taylor writes to his brother about family farm management, finances and unpaid debts. He leaves all farm business matters in his brother's hands. His greatest concern is his Army career. "I cannot say as yet whither (sic) or not I shall remain in the army, but I expect to leave it immidiately (sic) on recieving (sic) the new register" [the army is downsizing].
American soldier, and statesman. He served as the 12th President of the United States (1849-1850).
Zachary Taylor was the twelfth president of the United States.
Zachary Taylor (1784-1850), the twelfth president of the United States. In 1841, he was appointed to the command of the Sourthern Division of the United States. In the spring of 1845, Taylor appointed to command the Army of Occupation stationed in Corpus Christi. In May 1846, Taylor led his army into north Mexico. Following the battle of Monterey, Taylor was ordered to join General Winfield Scott at the siege of Veracruz. Taylor's victory at at the Battle of Buena Vista made him a national hero. In 1848, the Whigs nominated him for presidency.
Soldier, Mexican War general, and president of the U.S.
U.S. president and army officer.
American soldier and politician. He was the twelfth president of the United States.
American soldier and president of the United States.
Zachary Taylor was the 12th President of the United States President and a career soldier.
Soldier; president of the United States, 1849-1850.
Zachary Taylor served as the 12th President of the United States President.
Born in Orange Co., November 24, 1784; lieutenant in regular army, 1808; captain, 1810; promoted major in war 1808; captain, 1810; promoted major in war 1812; colonel in Black Hawk war, 1832; major-general in Mexican war, 1846; received sword of honor Virginia General Assembly, 1848; inaugurated 12th President of the United States, March 4 1849; died in Washington, July 9, 1850. (from Appleton.) (blue index book)
Zachary Taylor was the twelfth president of the United States, 1849-1850.
U.S. president.
Zachary Taylor, twelfth president of the U.S., was born in Orange County, Virginia, in 1784. His family moved to a plantation called "Springfield" in Jefferson County, Kentucky, in the spring of 1785. Taylor was commissioned a first lieutenant in the 7th Infantry in 1808 and saw active service in the War of 1812. He was later stationed at various frontier outposts, participated in the Black Hawk War in 1832 and commanded forces in a campaign against the Seminole Indians of Florida in 1837. During the Mexican War (1845-1847), he won acclaim as the victorious commander of the Army of the Rio Grande. After the war, he was elected president as a Whig candidate and was inaugurated in 1849. Taylor died in office on July 9, 1850, and was buried in Washington, D.C., but was reburied at his family graveyard at Springfield, which is now part of the Zachary Taylor National Cemetery.
Soldier, twelfth president of the United States.
Taylor, 12th President of the United States, 1849-1850.
Taylor, 12th U.S. president, elected in 1848, died in office.
President of the United States Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) was born to Richard and Sarah Dabney (Strother) Taylor in Orange County, Virginia. Enlisting as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army in 1808, he served for over thirty years, fighting in the Black Hawk War (1832) and Seminole Wars (1837-1840). A Mexican attack on Taylor's forces at Corpus Christi, Texas, marked the beginning of the Mexican War (1846-1847). Taylor’s subsequent military victories and rise to the rank of major general resulted in his presidential nomination by the Whig Party and his election to the presidency in 1848. Although a slaveowner, Taylor opposed the expansion of slavery into the territories and resisted Texan claims of expansion westward.
Taylor married Margaret Mackall Smith in 1810 and they had six children. A nephew, John G. Taylor, served as an officer in the Confederate Army during the Civil War and was killed at the battle of Frazier’s Farm, also known as the battle of Glendale, in June 1862.
Source: Bauer, K. Jack, “Taylor, Zachary,” Handbook of Texas Online. Accessed on April 8, 2011. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fta29.
Soldier and twelfth president of the United States.
Following success as field commander during the Seminole War in Florida, Taylor assumed command of the department in May, 1838. In 1840, he was transferred to the Southwest and headquartered for a year in Baton Rouge, before relieving Gen. Arbuckle at Fort Smith, Arkansas.
U. S. President, soldier.
A Virginian by birth, Zachary Taylor was raised in Jefferson County, Ky. He pursued a military career and defended Fort Harrison on the Wabash, the first American land victory of the War of 1812. After the war he continued his farming interests in Kentucky and purchased plantations in Louisiana and Mississippi. During the 1830s he served in Florida fighting Seminole and Mikasuki Indians. Before the Mexican War Taylor was involved with guarding pioneer settlements and maintaining peace with Indian tribes. Known as Old Rough and Ready since his service in Florida, Taylor was a brevetted brigadier-general at the outbreak of the Mexican War where he saw his greatest success against Santa Anna at the Battle of Buena Vista in February 1847. His Mexican War triumphs helped him to win the presidency in 1848 as the Whig Party candidate. Taylor died in office on July 9, 1850.
President of the United States Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) was born to Richard and Sarah Dabney (Strother) Taylor in Orange County, Virginia.
Enlisting as a Lieutenant in the U.S. Army in 1808, he served for over thirty years, fighting in the Black Hawk War (1832) and Seminole Wars (1837-1840). A Mexican attack on Taylor's forces at Corpus Christi, Texas, marked the beginning of the Mexican War (1846-1847). Taylor's subsequent military victories and rise to the rank of major general resulted in his presidential nomination by the Whig Party and his election to the presidency in 1848. Although a slaveowner, Taylor opposed the expansion of slavery into the territories and resisted Texan claims of expansion westward.
Taylor married Margaret Mackall Smith in 1810 and they had six children.
A nephew, John G. Taylor, served as an officer in the Confederate Army during the Civil War and was killed at the battle of Frazier's Farm, also known as the battle of Glendale, in June 1862.
Source: Bauer, K. Jack, "Taylor, Zachary," Handbook of Texas Online. Accessed on April 8, 2011. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fta29.
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