Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - Ya yi aiki a cikin Seminole War a Florida, a Pacific Northwest, da kuma a cikin Mexican-American War, inda ya yi aiki a matsayin Janar Winfield Scott's duba janar a cikin Maris a Mexico City. Ya sami ci gaba na ci gaba zuwa colonel don Contreras da Churubusco
da kuma janar janar na Molino del Rey.