Captured & freed in the War of 1812, he was later an 1852 presidential candidate & a Union general
[DOC] [TLE] Zachary Taylor - Wikipedia [PAR] Zachary Taylor (November 24, 1784  July 9, 1850) was the 12th President of the 
United States ... His top priority as president was preserving the Union, but he 
died ... the U.S. Army in 1808 and made a name for himself as a captain in the 
War of 1812.