Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Bankhead akashanda muMexicoan-American War, paVera Cruz
achitungamirira 2nd Artillery Regiment uye akasimudzirwa kuva brevet Brigadier General nokuda kwebasa rakasiyana mukuderedzwa kweVera Cruz uko Bankhead, mukuru mukuru wepamusoro, akaita semukuru wezvombo, achitungamirira mabhatiri. Kubvira muna January 1848 akatungamirira Dhipatimendi reOrizaba, kuMexico.