Title:
Commendation to Zachary Taylor, 1847
Taylor commendation
Abstract:
Commendation by a group of New Orleans citizens to Major General Zachary Taylor for his service in the Mexican War, February
17, 1847. Mentioned in the document is Louisiana governor Isaac Johnson's inability to preside at the ceremony "on account
of indisposition."
Date:
1847 (issued)
Subject:
n-us-ca
Taylor, Zachary -- 1784-1850
Johnson, Isaac -- 1803-1853
Mexican War, 1846-1848
Note:
Zachary Taylor was born near Barboursville, Orange County, Virginia, on November 24, 1784. Joining the United States Army
in 1808, he served in the War of 1812 and in the numerous Indian wars that followed. Rising to the rank of major general,
Taylor won decisive victories at Monterrey and Buena Vista during the Mexican War, becoming a national hero and the victorious
Whig Party candidate for President in the 1848 election. Inaugurated on March 4, 1849, Taylor only served part of his term
of office before dying, probably of heat stroke, on July 9, 1850.
Taylor commendation.
Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.
Physical Description:
print
Document in file folder; 15 x 9 1/2 in.
Language:
English
Identifier:
Origin:
California
Copyright Note:
Unrestricted. Please credit California State Library.