Tuhia he haere tonu mō tēnei wāhanga - Bankhead mahi i roto i te Mexican-American War, i Vera Cruz
Ko te rangatira o te 2nd Artillery Regiment, a, i whakatairangahia ia ki te Brevet Brigadier General mo te ratonga rongonui i te whakahekenga o Vera Cruz, i reira ko Bankhead, te rangatira matua o te mara, i mahi hei rangatira o te pu, i te whakahau o nga papahiko. Mai i te Hanuere 1848 i whakahau ia i te Tari o Orizaba, Mexico.