Colonel James S. McIntosh (1784-1847)

James S. McIntosh achieved an immortal record of gallantry in the War of 1812 and in the war with Mexico. In 1814, McIntosh saw considerable action on the Canadian border, being severely wounded at Buffalo. In the Mexican War, Colonel McIntosh was desperately wounded by bayonets at Resaca de la Palma in 1846. When a fellow officer, who found him on the field, asked if he might be of any service, McIntosh replied, “Yes, give me some water and show me my regiment.” Returning to combat the following year despite his wounds and advanced years, the brave Georgian was mortally wounded while leading his brigade at the bloody storming of El Molino del Rey on Sept. 8, 1847. His remains were brought home by the state of Georgia in 1848 and were reinterred in the McIntosh vault with military honors.