McINTOSH, JAMES
Rank and Organization: Captain of the Top, U.S. Navy. Born: 1833, Canada.
Accredited To: New York. G.O. No.: 45, 31 December 1864.
Citation:
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.
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