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Assorted References
- affected by Free-Soil Party
- history of Black Hawk War
- presidential election of 1848
- viewed by Grant
association with
- Fillmore
- Lincoln
- Taylor, Margaret
participation in Mexican-American War
- In Mexican-American War: American blood on American soil: Polk and the prelude to war
- In Mexican-American War: American blood on American soil: Polk and the prelude to war
- In Mexican-American War: Invasion and war
- In Mexican-American War: Invasion and war
- In Mexico: The age of Santa Anna: Texas and the Mexican-American War
- Brownsville, Texas
- In Brownsville
- Buena Vista, Battle of
- Monterrey, Battle of
- Palo Alto, Battle of
Seminole Wars
- Battle of Lake Okeechobee
Additional Reading
Biographies covering Taylor’s military and political careers include Brainerd Dyer, Zachary Taylor (1946, reissued 1967); Holman Hamilton, Zachary Taylor, 2 vol. (1941–51, reprinted 1989); and K. Jack Bauer, Zachary Taylor: Soldier, Planter, Statesman of the Old Southwest (1985). Another useful source is Elbert B. Smith, The Presidencies of Zachary Taylor & Millard Fillmore (1988).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Zachary Taylor. | Oct 03, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jul 05, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: The White House - Zachary Taylor. | Jun 21, 2025 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Nov 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: American Battlefield Trust - Zachary Taylor. | Oct 29, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University - Zachary Taylor. | Sep 17, 2024 | ||
| Media updated. | Jul 30, 2024 | ||
| Added interactive timeline of Taylor's presidency. | Jun 13, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Park Service - Zachary Taylor. | May 29, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 10, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Constitution Center - Remembering Zachary Taylor: Military hero, obscure President. | Aug 08, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: American History Central - Zachary Taylor � 12th President of the United States. | Jun 20, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: A Continent Divided: The U.S.-Mexico War - Zachary Taylor. | May 08, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Zachary Taylor (1849- July 1850). | Mar 30, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ohio History Central - Zachary Taylor. | Sep 06, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: The White House Historical Association - Zachary Taylor. | Jan 24, 2021 | ||
| Removed cross-reference and table. | Apr 17, 2020 | ||
| Add new Web site: HistoryNet - An American Fandango in Monterrey. | Jan 07, 2019 | ||
| Added an overview video of his presidency. | Oct 12, 2018 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Sep 12, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: Easy Science for Kids - Biography of Zachary Taylor. | Dec 15, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: USA 4 Kids - Biography of Zachery Tylor. | Aug 25, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Texas State Historical Association - The Handbook of Texas Online - Biography of Zachary Taylor. | Feb 04, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Zachary Taylor. | Feb 04, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Maps of World - Biography of Zachary Taylor the 12th President of US. | Feb 04, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: PBS - Zachary Taylor. | Feb 04, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Miller Center - Zachary Taylor. | Feb 04, 2013 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 23, 2012 | ||
| Added timeline. | Apr 15, 2011 | ||
| Added portrait of Zachary Taylor. | Aug 27, 2010 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Aug 04, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Spectrum Biographies - Biography of Zachary Taylor. | Feb 21, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Jun 12, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: National Park Service - Zachary Taylor - Palo Alto Battlefield. | Jan 26, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: National Park Service - Zachary Taylor - Palo Alto Battlefield. | Jan 26, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: The White House - Biography of Zachary Taylor. | Nov 03, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: AmericanPresident.org - Zachary Taylor - A Life in Brief. | Jun 21, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Apr 29, 2004 | ||
| Article revised. | Dec 11, 2002 | ||
| Article revised. | Apr 27, 2001 | ||
| Article revised. | Jan 28, 2000 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 28, 1999 |
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