Zachary Taylor

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He is thought to have died of gastroenteritis. Known as "Old Rough and Ready" Taylor had a 40-year military career in the United States Army serving in the War of 1812 the Black Hawk War and the Second Seminole War. He was a planter and slaveholder based in Baton Rouge Louisiana.