Related Online Resources

Additional online information related to Zachary Taylor can be found on the following sections of the Library's website.

Exhibitions

American Treasures of the Library of Congress
This exhibition provides unique insight into various aspects of American history and culture. Objects displayed are organized according to the three categories that Thomas Jefferson used for his library: memory, reason, and imagination. The exhibition includes a satirical print on Zachary Taylor's attempts to deal with the question of slavery in 1850.
"I Do Solemnly Swear..." Inaugural Materials from the Collections of the Library of Congress
Items from eighteen presidents are featured in this online exhibition, including documents and images related to Zachary Taylor's inauguration in 1849.

Prints and Photographs Online Catalog (PPOC)
Search PPOC using the subject heading "Taylor, Zachary, 1784 1850 " to find digital images related to Taylor such as prints, photographs, and political cartoons. Search all text fields in PPOC using the phrase "Zachary Taylor" to locate additional images.

U.S. Presidential Inaugurations: A Resource Guide
This guide contains approximately 400 items relating to presidential inaugurations, including Taylor's inauguration in 1849.

May 21, 1796
On May 21, 1796, attorney and statesman Reverdy Johnson was born in Annapolis, Maryland. Johnson represented Maryland, a slaveholding state south of the Mason-Dixon line, as a Whig, in the U.S. Senate from 1845-49 and again following the Civil War as a Democrat from 1863-68. Under President Zachary Taylor, he served as attorney general from 1849 until Taylor’s death in 1850.
May 8, 1846
On May 8, 1846, General Zachary Taylor defeated a detachment of the Mexican army in a two-day battle at Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma. This victory forced Mexican troops across the Rio Grande River to Matamoros, protecting the newly annexed state of Texas from invasion. Five days later, the United States declared war against Mexico.
February 23, 1847
United States General Zachary Taylor was victorious over Mexican General Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna in the Battle of Buena Vista on February 23, 1847. Named for a nearby hacienda, the Battle of Buena Vista was fought near Monterrey in northern Mexico.
February 2, 1848
The Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo was signed in the village of Guadalupe Hidalgo on February 2, 1848, ending the Mexican War and extending the boundaries of the United States west to the Pacific Ocean.