James M. McIntosh | |
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Born | c. 1828 Fort Brooke, Florida Territory |
Died | March 7, 1862 (aged 33–34) Benton County, Arkansas |
Place of burial | |
Allegiance | United States of America Confederate States of America |
Service | United States Army Confederate States Army |
Years of service | 1849–1861 (USA) 1861–1862 (CSA) |
Rank | Captain (USA) Brigadier General (CSA) |
Commands | McIntosh's Cavalry Brigade |
Battles / wars | American Civil War |
Relations | Great-great-nephew of Lachlan McIntosh Union Army General John Baillie McIntosh |
James McQueen McIntosh (c. 1828 – March 7, 1862) was a career American soldier who served as a brigadier general in the Confederate Army during the Civil War. Noted as an aggressive and popular leader of cavalry, he was killed in action at the Battle of Pea Ridge.[1]