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Tag Archives: The War with Mexico
U.S. Grant and the Wildflowers
Ulysses S. Grant was a true case of still waters running deep. The Young Romantic Hiram Ulysses Grant (his name at birth) was an amalgam of both his parents: the tenacity of his father and the taciturnity of his mother. … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, Julia and Ulysses S. Grant, Julia Dent, Julia Dent Grant, Presidential history, the courtship of Ulysses and Julia Grant, The Memoirs of Julia Dent Grant, The War with Mexico, Ulysses and Julia Grant, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, White Haven, White House history
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Margaret Taylor: Army Wife
“She was just as much a soldier as I was.” – Zachary Taylor Margaret Mackall Smith …long forgotten by history, Margaret Smith was a Mackall on her mother’s side. They were a prominent Maryland family, whose distaff members were said … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Zachary Taylor
Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, General Richard Taylor, General Zachary Taylor, history, MArgaret Smith Taylor, Mrs. Zachary Taylor, Presidential history, The War with Mexico, US history, White House history, Zachary Taylor, Zachary Taylor’s family
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General Joe Hooker: The Man, The Myth and the Legend
Joe Hooker was a pretty interesting fellow any way you look at it… Joseph Hooker, Making of a Soldier Joseph Hooker (1814-79) was Massachusetts born, and perhaps genetically destined for the military. His grandfather had been a Captain during the … Continue reading
Posted in Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged "Fighting Joe", "Figitin' Joe Hooker, "Hooker's Army", American Civil War, American Civil War history, American history, Camp followers attached to Hooker's Division, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George McClellan, General Gideon Pillow, General Joseph Hooker, General Ulysses S. Grant, General Winfield Scott, General Zachary Taylor, history, Major General Joe Hooker, origin of the term "hooker", The American Civil War, The Peninsula Campaign of 1862, The War with Mexico, US history
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Andrew Johnson and Jefferson Davis: The Feud
Two Southern legislators, poles apart, bitter enemies. Andrew Johnson: Mechanic Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) was arguably the poorest of our Presidents, measured in family position (low) and wealth (even lower). His father, a porter for a small tavern-hotel in Raleigh NC, … Continue reading
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, American Civil War, Andrew Johnson, Franklin Pierce, Nifty History People, Zachary Taylor
Tagged American history, Andrew Johnson, Andrew Johnson's childhood, Congressman Andrew Johnson, Congressman Jefferson Davis, CSA President Jefferson Davis, early life of Andrew Johnson, early life of Jefferson Davis, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Zachary Taylor, history, Jeffrerson Davis, President Andrew Johnson, President Franklin Pierce, Presidential history, Senator Andrew Johnson, Senator Jefferson Davis, Tennessee Senator Andrew Johnson, The War with Mexico, US history, Varina Davis
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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
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, James K. Polk, Nifty History People, Zachary Taylor
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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Brother Generals: Hancock and Armistead
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
Posted in American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged "The Killer Angels", Almira Russell Hancock, American history, Civil War history, Feather Schwartz Foster, General George McClellan, General George Pickett, General Lewis Armistead, General Winfield Scott Hancock, history, Pickett's Charge, the battle of Gettysburg, The death of Gen. Lewis Armistead, The Democratic nominee of 1880, the Mexican War, The War with Mexico, US history, Win Hancock and Lo Armistead, Winfield Scott Hancock runs for President
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Zachary Taylor: Reconciliation
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
Posted in A POTUS-FLOTUS Blog, Nifty History People, Zachary Taylor
Tagged American history, Col. Zachary Taylor, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady Margaret Taylor, General Zachary Taylor, history, Jefferson Davis, Lt. Jefferson Davis, Margaret Taylor, President Zachary Taylor, Presidential history, Sarah Knox Taylor, Senator Jefferson Davis, the Mexican War, The War with Mexico, US history, Varina Howell Davis, White House history, Zachary Taylor
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The Tragedies of General James Longstreet
James G. Longstreet’s reputation has been a controversial yo-yo for more than 150 years. Pete. James G. Longstreet (1821-1904) was nicknamed Pete in infancy, and it stuck throughout his long life. Born in SC to a large family of Dutch … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, Nifty History People
Tagged "Pete" Longstreet, American history, Army of Northern Virginia, Battle of Gettysburg, Civil War history The American Civil War, General James G. Longstreet, General Ulysses S. Grant, George Custer, George McClellan, George Pickett, history, James G. Longstreet, Lee's Old War Horse, Mrs. James G. Longstreet, Pickett's Charge, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, The War with Mexico, Ulysses S. Grant, West Point
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