The United States was not at war while Pierce was President. There was serious civil strife in Kansas between pro-slavery and anti-slavery factions and federal troops were eventually called in to restore order.
Yes. Franklin Pierce kept a war diary.
Franklin Pierce fought in the Mexican War from 1846 to 1848. Pierce served with some distinction, rising to the rank of brigadier general.
Pierce served as a brigadier general in the Mexican War.
No. In fact, Pierce was opposed to the war.
Pierce served as a brigadier general in the Mexican War.
Heavens, no. He was Secretary of War in the administration of the 14th US president, Franklin Pierce, but not in Lincolns cabinet.
The US was not at war while Pierce was the President. Pierce saw action in the Mexican War and served in the army until the war ended before he was president
No.
He practiced law when he was not at war or serving in Washington.
during the Mexican war
The bloody Crimean War was going on in Europe while Pierce was President.
Pierce had a successful war record- he rose from colonel to brigadier general.