Rubuta ci gaba ga wannan sakin layi - Bankhead ya yi aiki a cikin Yakin Mexico-Amurka, a Vera Cruz
Ya jagoranci rundunar bindigogi na biyu kuma ya ci gaba da zama Brigadier Janar don aikin da ya dace a rage Vera Cruz inda Bankhead, babban jami'in filin, ya yi aiki a matsayin shugaban bindigogi, a cikin umurnin batura. Daga watan Janairun 1848 ya yi umurni da Ma'aikatar Orizaba, Mexico.