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Tag Archives: The mexican-American War
Zachary Taylor: For Want of a Stamp
Zachary Taylor was arguably the most reluctant of our Presidents. ZT: A Brief Run-Up Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) was born in Virginia, but grew up near Louisville, when Kentucky was still part of Virginia. His family was relatively prosperous, but young … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James K. Polk, Nifty History People, Zachary Taylor
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Winfield Scott, General Zachary Taylor, Henry Clay, history, James Knox Polk, Lewis Cass, post offices in the 1840s, President James K. Polk, President Polk, President Zachary Taylor, Presidential history, the American Whig Party, The election of 1848, the Mexican War, The mexican-American War, The Whig Party, The Whig Party in the 1840s, US history, Whig Party, White House history, Zachary Taylor
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Zachary Taylor: Surprisingly Electable
ZT: A Brief Background Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) was born to a fine old Virginia family, but the rugged individual type. They moved to the western part of Kentucky when Zachary was still a boy. Independence and ruggedness was a … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Santa Ana, General William Henry Harrison, General Winfield Scott, General Zachary Taylor, Henry Clay, history, James Knox Polk, Margaret Mackall Smith Taylor, Mexican General Santa Ana, President James K. Polk, President Zachary Taylor, Presidential history, The Battle of Buena Vista, The Battle of Monterrey, the Mexican War, The mexican-American War, The War with Mexico, US history, White House history, William Henry Harrison, Zachary Taylor
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