grant took heroic action — and did a poor job of it. But seasoned war veteran Zachary Taylor emerged from the Mexican War a hero, and won election to the presidency. Born in Montebello ...

A major general who helped facilitate evacuations in Afghanistan testified that he would not work with Zachary Young after the CNN segment aired because there was "too much risk of reputation ...

Young officers like Grant and Robert E. Lee, who would later lead armies against one another in the Civil War, had their first combat experiences in Mexico. Generals Zachary Taylor and Winfield ...