Tuhia he tomokanga mō tēnei whitiāhua - I mahi ia i te Pakanga o Mexico-Amerika me te Tumuaki Zachary Taylor i te Pakanga o Monterrey, ā, i raro i te Tumuaki Winfield Scott i te Taupānga o Veracruz
He aha? I muri i te pakanga, i tohaina ia ki Kansas, e awhina ana ki te hanga i nga pa kaha i te taha o te awa o Platte.