James M. McIntosh

James McQueen McIntosh
James M. McIntosh
Born	1828 Fort Brooke, Florida Territory
Died	March 7, 1862 (aged 33–34) Benton County, Arkansas
Place of burial	Fort Smith National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America Confederate States of America
Service/branch	United States Army Confederate States Army
Years of service	1849–1861 (USA) 1861–1862 (CSA)
Rank	Captain (USA) Brigadier General (CSA)
Commands held	McIntosh's Cavalry Brigade
Battles/wars	American Civil War Wilson's Creek Chustenahlah Pea Ridge †
Relations	Great-great-nephew of Lachlan McIntosh Union Army General John Baillie McIntosh

Great-great-nephew of Lachlan McIntosh

James McQueen McIntosh (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.

McIntosh was born at Fort Brooke (at today's Tampa), Florida Territory, while his Georgia-born father was on active duty in the U.S. Army. His younger brother was future Union general John Baillie McIntosh. They were descended from a Revolutionary War commander, and their great-great uncle was General Lachlan McIntosh. Their father, a colonel, was killed in action during the Battle of Molino del Rey.

James McIntosh received an appointment to the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, but proved to be a poor student and graduated last in the Class of 1849. He first served in the infantry as a second lieutenant before transferring to the cavalry and serving on the Western frontier. He was stationed at Fort Smith in Arkansas when several Southern states, including his native Florida, began seceding in early 1861.