Worth, during the Mexican-American War.1855. Library of Congress ... had been to annex the Republic of Texas in 1845. Polk wanted to lay claim to California, New Mexico, and land near the disputed ...
In 1845, just before the Mexican War, seven of Brigadier General Zachary Taylor's soldiers died. So that they had a place to rest, he obtained a burial site from founder of Corpus Christi ...
Worth, during the Mexican-American War.1855. Library of Congress ... had been to annex the Republic of Texas in 1845. Polk wanted to lay claim to California, New Mexico, and land near the disputed ...