GENERAL TAYLOR    aka     CARRY HIM TO HIS BURIAL GROUND

February 22–23, 1847. General Zachary Taylor defeated the Mexican General Santa Ana at Buenavista and thus became a national hero. He was then elected 12th president of the United States from 1849 until his death in 1850.

Many recordings of “ General Taylor” on YouTube    https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=general+taylor+shanty
From Mainly Norfolk: “General Taylor / Carry Him to His Burying Ground”     https://mainlynorfolk.info/lloyd/songs/generaltaylor.html
Zachary Taylor from Wikipedia    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zachary_Taylor
Battle of Buena Vista from Wikipedia     https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Buena_Vista
MUDCAT - Origins: General Taylor - who was he?   /mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=79270&messages=64#310684