In 1838 , Webster participated in the Army 's removal of Cherokee Native Americans from North Carolina , who were forced on the Trail of Tears to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River . During ten years of teaching at West Point , he was promoted to captain . Webster served in the US Army during the Mexican-American War . He died of yellow fever on 04 Nov 1853 while stationed at Fort Brown , Cameron County , Texas
Trail of Tears
Trail of Tears
Lucien Bonaparte Webster