Ramba uchinyora ndima iyi - Garland akasimudzirwa kuva lieutenant colonel we4th U.S. Infantry musi waMay 7, 1839. Akarwa pasi paZachary Taylor muhondo dzePalo Alto
uye Resaca de la Palma. Munguva iyi akanga achitungamirira mutevedzeri wechipiri U.S. Grant. Nokuda kwebasa rake muhondo mbiri idzi, akasimudzirwa kuva mukuru mukuru uye akatungamirira brigade revanhu vakagadziriswa muDavid E. Twiggs 'division yeHondo yeHondo. Muhondo yeMonterrey, Garland akatungamira divi racho kwenguva pfupi pakurwiswa kwokutanga kweguta sezvo General Twiggs akanga atora mushonga wakawandisa wechirwere pamberi pehondo.