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Zachary Taylor: For Want of a Stamp

Posted on July 24, 2023 by Feather Foster

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 →

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Zachary Taylor: Surprisingly Electable

Posted on May 1, 2023 by Feather Foster

  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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The Unexpected Death of Zachary Taylor

Posted on December 6, 2021 by Feather Foster

During the past few decades, a couple of mild kerfluffles were posed by eminent scholars who suspected that POTUS Rough and Ready may have been done in! Ol’ Zach Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) was Virginia born to a middle class family … Continue reading →

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Brother Generals: Hancock and Armistead

Posted on June 8, 2020 by Feather Foster

Few ties are as strong as the military bands of brotherhood. The Gist of the Matter Two soldiers, close friends for years, had the unlikely distinction of meeting (sort of) for the last time at Gettysburg. One fought for the … Continue reading →

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Zachary Taylor: Reconciliation

Posted on March 26, 2018 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Zachary Taylor was a lifelong soldier – up through the ranks. Colonel Taylor: Commandant In the early 1830s, Colonel Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) was the commandant of Fort Crawford, a small outpost in Priairie-du-Chien, Wisconsin, as the Black Hawk War was … Continue reading →

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Grant and Buckner: Three Conversations

Posted on February 5, 2018 by Feather Schwartz Foster

U.S. Grant and S.B. Buckner were cadets at West Point. Cadets Grant and Buckner Ulysses S. Grant, class of 1843, and Simon Bolivar Buckner, class of 1844, were both midwesterners of middle-class standing both financially and academically. West Point classes … Continue reading →

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Lincoln’s First General: Winfield Scott

Posted on August 1, 2016 by Feather Schwartz Foster

When Abraham Lincoln was a small child, Winfield Scott was already a military commander of stature. Winfield Scott, Virginian Winfield Scott (1786-1866) was born near Petersburg, Virginia to a family of gentry. He attended the College of William and Mary, … Continue reading →

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Sarah Knox Taylor: The First Mrs. Jeff Davis

Posted on October 28, 2014 by Feather Schwartz Foster

Sarah may have been a tiny little blip in history, but her connections are cool! Sarah Knox Taylor: The Army Brat Zachary Taylor was a forty-year career soldier who rose through the ranks. He was born in Virginia and raised … Continue reading →

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