Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Bankhead ya yi aiki a cikin Mexican-American War, a
Vera Cruz ya umurci rundunar bindigogi na biyu kuma an ba shi mukamin Brigadier Janar don yin aiki mai kyau a rage Vera Cruz inda Bankhead, babban jami'in filin, ya zama shugaban bindigogi, a cikin umurnin batura. Daga watan Janairun 1848 ya yi umurni da Ma'aikatar Orizaba, Mexico.