[DOC] [TLE] Zachary Taylor facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com ... [PAR] Fifteen years of garrison duty followed in Louisiana and Minnesota. In 1832 he 
was promoted to colonel, and during the Black Hawk War he had charge of 400... [DOC] [TLE] Zachary Taylor - U.S. President, General - Biography.com [PAR] Jul 8, 2014 ... Synopsis; Early Life; Career Success; Personal Life; Related Videos ... Zachary 
Taylor was an American military war hero best known as ... I have always done 
my duty. ... Taylor earned the nickname Old Rough and Ready due to his ... less 
reluctance than he had hanged deserters and spies in Mexico.. [DOC] [TLE] Mexican War: The Proving Ground for Future American Civil War ... [PAR] Apr 12, 1996 ... For young army officers of the time, the Mexican War was not only the road to 
glory, ... On the third day of the battle, the Americans had taken control of 
Monterey's ... Early in March, Scott landed his army of around 10,000 men on the 
beaches ..... William T. Sherman spent the Mexican War on garrison duty in... [DOC] [TLE] Zachary Taylor - Wikipedia [PAR] Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784  July 9, 1850) was the 12th President of the 
United States, serving from March 1849 until his death in July 1850. Before his 
presidency, Taylor was a career officer in the United States Army, .... Polk's 
attempts to negotiate with Mexico had failed, and war appeared imminent. 
Violence... [DOC] [TLE] Zachary Taylor: Life Before the PresidencyMiller Center [PAR] Taylor's willingness to share the hardships of field duty with his men earned him 
the affectionate nickname "Old Rough and Ready. ... For Taylor, the best solution 
to the ongoing wars required a strong military presence to stand ... River, Polk 
declared to Congress, in May 1846, that war had begun by an act of Mexico. 
Events... [DOC] [TLE] The Occupation of Mexico, May 1846-July 1848 [PAR] May 23, 2006 ... The Mexican War (1846-1848) was the U.S. Army's first experience .... and local 
governments early in the war and had no real opportunity .... life, strict codes of 
discipline, hot Mexican sun, prohibitive rations, or boredom of garrison duty. .... 
Zachary Taylor, known to his troops as "Old Rough and Ready" for... [DOC] [TLE] Old Rough and Ready [PAR] The third of their nine children, Zachary, was born a little while before the family ... 
He had a neighbor by the name of George Croghan who he is frequently named 
as a ... The army consisted of three thousand men but later increased to nine ... 
his Garrison Duty and his contribution in leading out soldiers in the Mexican War. [DOC] [TLE] Zachary Taylor - U.S. History in Context - Gale [PAR] During the War of 1812 Taylor won prominence in his command of Ft. ... Fifteen 
years of garrison duty followed in Louisiana and Minnesota. ... the Black Hawk 
War he had charge of 400 regulars, under the command of Gen. ... Muscular and 
stocky, rarely in full uniform, he was dubbed "Old Rough and Ready" by his 
troops. [DOC] [TLE] Mexican-American War - Conservapedia [PAR] Jul 27, 2016 ... The Mexican-American War or Mexican War, (known in Mexico as La ... From the 
borderland perspective, Mexico had forfeited its control. It withdrew most army 
units to engage in civil wars for political power, leaving the border ... A no-man's 
land between the Rio Grande and Nueces River was disputed... [DOC] [TLE] Old Rough and Ready. By Silas B. McKinley and Silas Bent. (New ... [PAR] Old Rough and Ready. By Silas B. McKinley ... 1807 he had determined upon a 
professional military career ... garrison posts in Wisconsin, Arkansas, and 
Louisiana. The Mexican War, however, suddenly thrust forward ... kind of man for 
whom the Whig politicians were searching. ... have tried to discharge my duties 
faithfully. [DOC] [TLE] Zachary Taylor and Minnesota. - Collections - Minnesota Historical ... [PAR] the nation, Minnesota has not yet produced a president of the United ... "

Question: Before the Civil War, Early had garrison duty in the Mexican War under this man, "Old Rough and Ready"
Answer: Zachary Taylor