FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - Looking now to “Old Rough and Ready” - Zachary Taylor Prior to becoming the twelfth president Taylor joined the military at the age of 22 and went on to serve ...

But seasoned war veteran Zachary Taylor emerged from the Mexican War a hero, and won election to the presidency. Born in Montebello, Virginia, on November 24, 1784, Zachary Taylor moved to ...

The main parallel begins with Zachary Taylor’s converting ... century celebrity built momentum in 1847, Taylor, increasingly hungry for the presidency, inched toward the Whig party to which ...

A powerful congressman from New York, Millard Fillmore was Zachary Taylor’s vice president and ascended to the presidency upon Taylor’s death. Challenges: Millard Fillmore inherited the uncompleted ...

On this Memorial Day, we remember the millions of people who've sacrificed for our country and our freedoms. Zachary Taylor National Cemetery's the final resting place for more than 11,000 service ...

His presidency was cut short by a sudden illness ... Some saw this as a betrayal of the Monroe Doctrine. General Zachary Taylor, a hero of the Mexican War, was an ideal Whig candidate ...