Letter : Camp Taylor, Agua Nueva, Mexico, to his parents, Indianapolis, Ind., 1847 Feb. 15.

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Letter : Camp Taylor, Agua Nueva, Mexico, to his parents, Indianapolis, Ind., 1847 Feb. 15.

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Autograph letter signed. Kinder, an officer under the command of Zachary Taylor, recounts his impressions of the general and observations while stationed at Camp Taylor.

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Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850

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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....

Kinder, T. B., fl. 1847.

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