<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - UPatterson wakhethwa ukuba abe ngumphathi-jikelele wamavolontiya lapho kugqashuka iMpi YaseMexico-yaseMelika futhi wayala iDivision 2, Army of Occupation, ngesikhathi seTampico Expedition. Wacatshangelwa ukuba abe ngumholi weqembu lokuhambela iVeracruz okwagcina kuhambe noWinfield Scott. Kodwa-ke, wabekwa esikhundleni sokuphatha iDivision of Volunteer of the expedition futhi wabona isenzo ngesikhathi seSiege of Veracruz  <response>: futhi eMpini yaseCerro Gordo, lapho alimala khona. Wahola amaMelika lapho elandela ibutho laseMexico futhi waba ngowokuqala ukungena eJalapa. Ngesikhathi ibutho lase-U.S. lisendaweni yaseJalapa, uPatterson wabuyela e-U.S. namanye amayunithi amavolontiya isikhathi sawo sokubhalisa sase siphelile. Wabe eseqhubeka nebhizinisi lakhe ePennsylvania, lapho athola khona izimboni zikakotini ezingu - 30 futhi waceba kakhulu. UPatterson waba ngomunye wabanikazi bezinsimbi ezinkulu kunazo zonke e-United States futhi wayebandakanyeke kakhulu ezindaweni zokulungisa ushukela nasemasimini kakotini. Waphinde waba umuntu onethonya kwezombusazwe zasePhiladelphia. 