Military
Gaines volunteered and was appointed the rank of Major during the Mexican-American War in 1846. During the war in 1847 he was General Winfield Scott’s aide-de-camp. He and some 80 soldiers were captured at Incarnation in January 1847. They were held captive in Mexico City until August. While a prisoner, he was elected to the 30th United States Congress from Kentucky's 10th Congressional District. He served one term and lost reelection.
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