![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() This photo was not uploaded because this memorial already has 20 photos You may not upload any more photos to this memorial General Marshall, in conjunction with Gem Worth, preferred the charges against General Winfield Scott which led to a court of inquiry on that officer's conduct.Īfter his return to Kentucky, he was murdered by a tenant at his home in Lewis County. He received orders to march for Buena Vista, cut his way through the forces of General Minon, but reached the field after the victory had been won. In consequence of disagreements with that officer, Marshall was left with only a part of his brigade to guard Rineonada pass and to drill raw recruits. At the outbreak of the Mexican-American War, he was commissioned by President James Knox Polk as a Brigadier General of Volunteers and commanded the Kentucky brigade under General John E. He served in the Kentucky legislature several times between 18, one of those terms as the Speaker of the House. Thomas was severely wounded in a political duel with Charles S. Thomas Frances Marshall served as a lieutenant during the War of 1812 and was a Brigadier General of Volunteers in the United States Army during the Mexican War. The son of Revolutionary War Captain Thomas Marshall, Jr. ![]()
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