Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei wāhanga - I hoki ia ki Columbia ki te whakaora, ā, i manakohia hei toa whawhai. I te marama o Hanuere 1848, i te mea kua ora tana whara, ka hoki ia ki te mahi, ka whakaae ki te komihana hei tuarua tuarua i te 11th U.S. Infantry Regiment e mahi ana i raro i a General Winfield Scott i te pakanga o Vera Cruz
He aha? Heoi, kāore i tino ora tōna whara waewae, ā, i te marama o Mei 1848, ka tukuna ia ki te kāinga i runga i te hararei hauora.