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colonel May 9, 1846, for gallant and distinguished service at Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma. He died in the city of Mexico, Sept. 26, 1847.

McINTOSH, John, soldier, was born in Mc- intosh county, Ga., in 1755; son of Col. Will- iam and Mary (Mackay) Mcintosh, and grand- son of John Mohr and Marjory (Fraser) Mcin- tosh. John Mohr Mcintosh came to Georgia from Scotland about 1735. John Mcintosh was made an officer in the Georgia line in 1775, and as lieutenant-colonel defended Fort Morris at Sunburj', Liberty county, Ga., from the Brit- ish in November, 1778. He served with distinc- tion at the battle of Brier Creek, Ga., March 3, 1779, where he held his position until forced to surrender. He removed with his family to Flor- ida about 1793 and settled on the banks of the St. Johns river. He was arrested by Governor Juan Nepomuceno de Quesada and imprisoned in the fort of St. Augustine on suspicion of having de- signs against the Spanish government, and was placed in Morro Castle, Havana. Washington used his private influence, which, together with that of Mrs. Mcintosh, who appealed to the Span- ish government, was effective in securing his re- leaseaftera year's imprisonment, and he returned to Georgia. He served during the last few months of the war of 1812 as major-general of militia under General Jackson at Mobile, Ala. He was married during the Revolutionary war to Sarah Swinton, of South Carolina ; she died on St. Simon Island, Ga., in 1789. General Mcin- tosh died in Mclntosli county, Ga., Nov. 12, 1826.

McINTOSH, John Baillie, soldier, was born at Tampa, Fla., June 6, 1829; son of Col. James Simmons Mcintosh, U.S.A. (q. v.). He attended school at Lawrenceville, N.J.,and at Sing Sing, N.Y. He was warranted midshipman in the U.S. navy, April 27, 1848, and resigned. May 24, 1850. At the outbreak of the civil war lie en- tered the U.S. army, was appointed 2d lieutenant, 2d cavalry, June 8, 1861, and transferred to the 6th cavalry, Aug. 3, 1861. He served in the Shen- andoah valley and in the defences of Washing- ton, D.C., until March, 1862, and was promoted Ist lieutenant, 5th U.S. cavalry, June 27, 1862. He engaged In the operations of the Army of the Potomac on the peninsula, 1862. and was brevet- ted major Aug. 5, 1862, for gallant and meritori- ous services in the battle of White Oak Swamp. He was also with McClellan at South Mountain and Antietam. He was given command of the 3d Pennsylvania cavalry, Nov. 15, 1862, and com- manded the 2d brigade, 2d division, Stoneman's cavalry corps, in the Chancellorsville campaign. He wasbrevetted lieutenant-colonel, July 3. 1883, for gallant and meritorious services in the battle of Gettysburg, where he commanded the 1st brigade, 2d division, Pleasanton*s cavalry corps.

He was severely injured by a fall of his horse in September, 1863, and was promoted captain of the 5th U.S. cavalry, Dec. 7, 1863. In Grant's campaign against Richmond he commanded the 1st brigade, Wilson's 3d division, Sheridan's corps, which he led in Sheridan's raid at Trevil- ion station. May and June, 1864, including the battle of Ashland, June 1, 1864, for which he was brevetted colonel U.S.A. and made brigadier- general U.S.V. At the battle of Opequon, or Winchester, Sept. 19, 1864, lie lost his leg, and on his recovery was placed on court-martial duty. He was brevetted major-general of volunteers March 13, 1865, for gallantry and good manage- ment at Opequon ; brigadier-general U.S.A. for gallantry at Winchester, and major-general U.S.A.. for gallant and meritorious services in the field during the war. He was mustered out of the volunteer service April 30, 1866, and pro- moted lieutenant-colonel and transferred to the 42d U.S. infantry, July 28, 1866. He was gover- nor 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.

McINTOSH, Lachlan, soldier, was born in Scotland, March 17, 1725 ; son of John Mohr and Marjory (Fraser) Mcintosh ; grandson of I^chlan

and Mary (Lockhart) Mcintosh, and of

Fraser, of Garthmore, Scotland. He sailed from Inverness, Scotland, on the Prince of Wales in October, 1733, with his father and 130 Highlanders under Oglethorpe and settled at Inverness, afterward named Darien, Ga., about 1735. His father serv- ed under Gov. James E. Oglethorpe as cap- tain in the Spanish war in 1740, and was captured with his kinsman. Lieu- tenant Kenneth Bail- lie, and sent to Spain. After two years' im- prisonment, he escaped to England, and then re- turned to Georgia, where he died about 1745. Lachlan received a limited education, and in 1742 became a clerk in the counting-house of Henry Laurens, of Charleston, S.C., with whom he lived for several years. When he returned to Georgia he engaged in surveying, studied math- ematics with the assistance of Governor Ogle- thoi-pe, and also studied military tactics and civil engineering. He was appointed colonel of

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