Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: E zigara ya Texas, ọ chịkwaa otu ndị agha egbe egbe nke o duziri n'agha nke Palo Alto na Resaca de la Palma. Ọ natara ọkwa onye ọchịagha maka agha abụọ a. N'agha nke Monterrey, General William J. Worth mere Childs onyeisi nke ndị agha na ndị agha na-alụ ọgụ. Ọ wakporo Obí Bishọp nke dị na nsọtụ ọdịda anyanwụ nke obodo ahụ n'ụzọ gara nke ọma. A kpọfere ya n'agha nke Winfield Scott na ndị fọdụrụ na ngalaba ahụ ma bụrụ onye isi ndị ọrụ nke Worth n'oge
Oge a nọchibidoro Veracruz. Mgbe Agha Cerro Gordo gasịrị, General Scott họpụtara Childs ka ọ bụrụ gọvanọ ndị agha nke Jalapa ma ozugbo Scott kwagara na ndagwurugwu Mexico, a họpụtara Childs ka ọ bụrụ gọvanọ ndị agha nke Puebla. Ọ nọ n'ọkwa a n'oge agha maka Mexico City. N'ụbọchị tupu Mexico City adaa, e nọchibidoro ebe ndị agha Childs nọ na Puebla. N'oge nnọchibido nke Puebla na-esote, Childs jụrụ ugboro ugboro ịhapụ ma nwee ike imeri mwakpo ndị Mexico ruo mgbe ndị enyemaka enyemaka n'okpuru General Joseph Lane bịarutere ma merie ndị nnọchibido ahụ. N'ihi ịgbachitere obodo ahụ, e buliri Childs n'ọkwa Brigadier General.