Colonel Twiggs was then second in rank with the army, and to him was given the command of the review.

Colonel and Brevet Brigadier-General Worth, a far different soldier from Taylor in the use of the uniform, was next to Twiggs in rank, and claimed superiority by virtue of his brevet rank when the accidents of service threw them where one or the other had to command.

Worth declined to attend the review as subordinate to Twiggs until the question was settled by the highest authority.

This broke up the review, and the question was referred to Washington for final decision.
General Taylor was himself only a colonel, in real rank, at that time, and a brigadier-general by brevet.

He was assigned to duty, however, by the President, with the rank which his brevet gave him.