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Civil War Soldiers - McIntosh
| McIntosh, John B., brigadier-general,
U.S. Army, was born in Tampa, Fla., June 6, 1829. He entered the
United States navy as midshipman in 1848, but resigned in 1850, and in
1861 he entered the United States army, being appointed 2nd
lieutenant, 2nd cavalry, on June 8 of that year. He was transferred to
the 5th cavalry, Aug. 3, 1861 ; promoted 1st lieutenant June 27, 1862,
and captain Dec. 7, 1863. He served in the Shenandoah valley and in
the defenses of Washington and subsequently in the operations of the
Army of the Potomac on the Peninsula, and was brevetted major Aug. 5,
1862, for gallant and meritorious services in the battle of White Oak
swamp. He served under McClellan at South mountain and Antietam,
became colonel of the 3d Penn. cavalry on Nov. 15, 1862, and commanded
a brigade in the Chancellorsville campaign and at Gettysburg, where he
won the brevet of lieutenant-colonel for gallantry. He was severely
injured by a fall of his horse in Sept., 1863. He commanded a brigade
in Grant's campaign against Richmond, taking part in Sheridan's raid
at Trevilian station, May and June, 1864, including the battle of
Ashland on June 1, for which he was brevetted colonel and given a
commission as brigadier-general of volunteers. He lost his leg at the
battle of Opequan, or Winchester, Sept. 19, 1864, and on his recovery
he was placed on court-martial duty. On March 13, 1865, he was
brevetted brigadier- general for gallant and meritorious services in
the battle of Winchester; major-general U. S. A. for gallant and
meritorious services in the field during the war, and major-general of
volunteers for distinguished gallantry and good management at the
battle of Opequan. He was mustered out of the volunteer service April
30, 1866, and was made lieutenant- colonel of the 42nd infantry on
July 28 of that year. He was governor of the Soldiers' Home,
Washington, D. C., 1868-69; served as a member of the retiring board
of New York city, and was retired with the rank of brigadier-general
July 30, 1870. He died in New Brunswick, N. J., June 29, 1888.
Source: The Union Army: A History of Military Affairs in the Loyal
States 1861-1865, Volume 8 Biographical, 1908
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