 Complete the following phrase:  Mower was born in Woodstock, Vermont. He volunteered as a private in the MexicanAmerican War. In 1855 he entered the U.S. army as a 2nd Lieutet in the 1st U.S. Infantry. As part of the 1st US Infantry, Mower saw action in the Battle of Wilsons Creek in August 1861. Still with the regiment during the Battle of Island No. 10, Major-General John Pope selected Mower to construct a siege battery in front of New Madrid, leading to the capture of that river port early in the campaign. He later became colonel of the 11th Missouri Infantry Regiment and fought at the 