Zachary Taylor, Twelfth President of the United States, Portrait by
Mathew Brady
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A hero of the war with Mexico in 1846, Zachary Taylor was the first
U.S. President who was "regular army". Nicknamed "Old Rough and Ready"
while in the army, Taylor was not so tough as president.
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* Portrait of Zachary Taylor in uniform as commander of the U.S. Army during the Mexican-American War.
Portrait
of Zachary Taylor in uniform as commander of the U.S.
Zachary Taylor, 12th President of the United States
Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) - Born 24 Nov 1784 in Orange County,
Virginia, the third of nine children.
Zachary Taylor (1784-1850) had a long and successful military career
before becoming the 12th president of the United States, winning major
victories during the Mexican-American War.
Zachary Taylor was a military man with little politcal experience. He
attempted to have California and New Mexico admitted to the Union
without resolving their slave status.
Born in Virginia in 1784, Zachary Taylor was just a baby when his
family moved to a 400-acre farm on Muddy Fork of Beargrass Creek just
east of the village of Louisville,
Zachary Taylor ( November 24, 1784 – July 9, 1850) was an American
military leader and the twelfth President of the United States. Taylor
had a 40-year military career in the U.S.
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