Print shows a scene from the Battle of Monterrey, led by General Zachary Taylor and General William J. Worth, during the Mexican-American War.1855. Library of Congress. In 1844, President James K.

Another election is in the books and none of the major presidential candidates made a stop here in the Coastal Bend. But it ...

Her maiden name was Penny, and her husband, Isaac, was said to be the nephew of Mexican-American War hero and U.S. President Zachary A. Taylor. "That wasn't true," said forensic anthropologist ...

Zachary Taylor were killed in Corpus ... The cemetery is the final resting place of veterans from the War of 1812, Texas Revolution, Mexican-American War and U.S. Civil War, buried alongside ...

The event will include reenactments and other activities in honor of the veterans and other notable Corpus Christi figures buried at the cemetery.

To fight Mexico, the United States had to mobilize, equip, and transport a large force, including both army and navy ...

Struggling as an independent country, the Republic of Texas sought to become part of the United States. Although many in ...

The son of one of George Washington’s senior officers in the Revolution, Pierce served in the Mexican War. Pierce was elected to Congress ... Our 12th president was “old rough and ready” Zachary ...

On Election Day the AP tabulates thousands of elections at the same time, including the presidential race, and a variety of local offices in all 50 states.

An Aurora native and second-generation American ... His grandfather, a Mexican immigrant, fought and was wounded in Europe during World War II. So when an Army recruiter turned up on campus ...