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neck, behind the ear. Supposing him dead, the party ran into 

 the thicket and disappeared. Recovering himself somewhat, 

 Col. Mcintosh moved slowly towards more open ground, and 

 was looking about among the scattered troops for his faithful 

 regiment, which was at that moment hotly engaged with 

 the enemy, when he met Captain Duncan of the artillery, 

 who, in the hurry of the battle, not observing his wounds, 

 asked for support to effect an important movement. The 

 Colonel turned to the Captain, presenting a most terrible 

 sight ; the blood from some of his numerous wounds had 

 clotted on his face, and he answered with difficulty, " I will 

 give you the support you need." Captain Duncan, perceiving 

 his situation, asked, with some emotion, if he could be of any 

 service to him. Colonel Mcintosh replied, " Yes, give me some 

 water and show me my regiment ;" but he was so exhausted 

 from loss of blood that he soon fell. His life was long despaired 

 of; and his only chance for repairing a constitution broken by 

 long and hard service, seemed to be a northern climate, to which 

 he retired as soon as he could travel. Spending a brief period 

 with his friends in Georgia, and remaining a few months with 

 his children in New-York, he again applied for service in 

 Mexico^ while yet his health was too feeble to encounter the 

 perils of war. On his way to the seat of war, he visited Sa- 

 vannah, where he received from the hands of his fellow-citizens 

 a sword, with appropriate devices, for his gallantry. On reach- 

 'm<y Vera Cruz, he was placed in command of an ill-assorted 

 train, having a large amount of money for the army, then mov- 

 ing on towards the city of Mexico. He had proceeded but a 

 short distance when he was attacked by hosts of guerillas. 

 To risk the treasure so much needed with such an undisci- 

 plined and inefficient band, would have been imprudent, and 

 he halted for reinforcements, which were supplied by General 

 Cadwallader, from Vera Cruz. After many brushes with the 

 enemy and a tiresome march, the train reached its destination 

 in safety, and he was again restored to the 5th infantry, 

 which loved him as a father, for he required no service in 

 which he was unwilling to lead. He was at the battle of Con- 

 treras, Cherubusco, and at the murderous slaughter of Molino 

 del Rey, in which he was mortally wounded at the head of 



