The Whispering Cannon — Nelson Wolford; Shirley Wolford

War correspondent Craig Dixon attracts trouble and is banned from the battlefield after criticizing Zachary Taylor's 1847 campaign against the Mexicans. But when Dixon enlists as an officer in the Texas Volunteers, he is chosen as a messenger to get vital information to Taylor. The Mexicans will wipe out Taylor's men unless Dixon can get to him in time and persuade Taylor to overcome his distrust of him.