Born on November 17, 1829, in Canada, McIntosh immigrated to the United States and was living in New York when he joined the U.S. Navy. He served during the Civil War as a captain of the top on the USS Richmond. At the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864, he "performed his duties with skill and courage" despite heavy fire. For this action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor four months later, on December 31, 1864.[1][2]
McIntosh's official Medal of Honor citation reads:
On board the U.S.S. Richmond during action against rebel forts and gunboats and with the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864. Despite damage to his ship and the loss of several men on board as enemy fire raked her decks, McIntosh performed his duties with skill and courage throughout the prolonged battle which resulted in the surrender of the rebel ram Tennessee and in the successful attacks carried out on Fort Morgan.[2]
^Leir, Ron (August 15, 2012). "Will Civil War vet's name be attached to Wittpenn Bridge?". The Observer. Kearny, New Jersey. Archived from the original on February 4, 2013.
james, mcintosh, medal, honor, james, mcintosh, november, 1829, 1908, union, navy, sailor, american, civil, recipient, military, highest, decoration, medal, honor, actions, battle, mobile, james, mcintoshborn, 1829, november, 1829canadadiedmay, 1908, 1908, age. James McIntosh November 17 1829 May 28 1908 was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U S military s highest decoration the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Mobile Bay James McIntoshBorn 1829 11 17 November 17 1829CanadaDiedMay 28 1908 1908 05 28 aged 78 Place of burialArlington Memorial Park Kearny New JerseyAllegianceUnited StatesService wbr branchUnited States NavyRankCaptain of the TopUnitUSS RichmondBattles warsAmerican Civil War Battle of Mobile BayAwardsMedal of Honor Born on November 17 1829 in Canada McIntosh immigrated to the United States and was living in New York when he joined the U S Navy He served during the Civil War as a captain of the top on the USS Richmond At the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5 1864 he performed his duties with skill and courage despite heavy fire For this action he was awarded the Medal of Honor four months later on December 31 1864 1 2 McIntosh s official Medal of Honor citation reads On board the U S S Richmond during action against rebel forts and gunboats and with the ram Tennessee in Mobile Bay 5 August 1864 Despite damage to his ship and the loss of several men on board as enemy fire raked her decks McIntosh performed his duties with skill and courage throughout the prolonged battle which resulted in the surrender of the rebel ram Tennessee and in the successful attacks carried out on Fort Morgan 2 McIntosh died on May 28 1908 at age 78 while a resident of the Home for Disabled Soldiers in Kearny New Jersey He was buried in Kearny s Arlington Memorial Park 3 References edit James McIntosh Hall of Valor Military Times Retrieved September 22 2012 a b Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients M Z Medal of Honor Citations United States Army Center of Military History June 26 2011 Archived from the original on February 23 2009 Retrieved September 22 2012 Leir Ron August 15 2012 Will Civil War vet s name be attached to Wittpenn Bridge The Observer Kearny New Jersey Archived from the original on February 4 2013 External links editJames McIntosh at Find a Grave Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James McIntosh Medal of Honor amp oldid 1223263099, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
