<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - UJackson waqala umsebenzi wakhe e-United States Army njengelisekela lomkhuzi e-Company K ye-1st U.S. Artillery Regiment, eqhubeka ngePennsylvania, ehla ngoMfula i-Ohio noMfula iMississippi eya eNew Orleans, futhi ukusuka lapho amabutho aqala ukuya e-Point Isabel, eTexas, futhi athunyelwa ukulwa eMpini yaseMexico naseMelika kusukela ngo-1846 kuya ku-1848. Ibutho likaJackson layalwa ukuba libike kuGeneral Taylor futhi liqhubeke ngokushesha ngeMatamoros naseCamargo liye eMonterey bese liya eSaltillo. Ngaphambi kweMpi yaseBuena Vista, umyalo kaLieutenant Jackson wanikezwa ukuthi ahoxe ebuthweni likaGeneral Taylor futhi ahambe aye emlonyeni weRio Grande, lapho ayezodluliselwa khona eVeracruz. Wakhonza ekuvinjezelweni kweVeracruz  <response>: futhi izimpi zaseContreras, eChapultepec, naseMexico City, ekugcineni wazuza ukukhushulwa kabili, kanye nesikhundla esivamile sebutho esijwayelekile sika-lieutenant wokuqala. KwakuseMexico lapho uThomas Jackson aqala khona ukuhlangana noRobert E. Lee. 