Wife: Rebecca Messer
Born: October 30, 1821
Husband's General Notes

Buena Vista, 22 - 23 February 1847. Gen. Santa Anna, President of Mexico, had meanwhile taken the field personally and assembled an army at Son Luia Potosi. Learning of the weakness of the forces near Saltillo, Santa Anna moved with about 15,000 men to the attack in February 1847. Taylor hastily redeployed his force at Buena Vista, where the terrain offered better possibilities for defense. Santa Anna used French tactics at Buena Vista, attempting to overwhelm American positions with dense columns of men. Massed tires of infantry and artillery proved effective against the attacking columns, and, after two days of the most severe fighting of the war, Santa Anna withdrew his dispirited army to San Luis Potosi, having lost from 1,500 to 2,000 men killed and wounded. The Americans, too exhausted to pursue, had lost 264 killed, 450 wounded, and 26 missing. Company B. He died fighting in the battle of Buena Vista. Last Modified: February 18, 2004