Darius N. Couch
Military Person
1822 – 1897
Who was Darius N. Couch?
Darius Nash Couch was an American soldier, businessman, and naturalist. He served as a career U.S. Army officer during the Mexican-American War, the Second Seminole War, and as a general officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War.
During the Civil War, Couch fought notably in the Peninsula and Fredericksburg campaigns of 1862, and the Chancellorsville and Gettysburg campaigns of 1863. He rose to command a corps in the Army of the Potomac, and led divisions in both the Eastern Theater and Western Theater. Militia under his command played a strategic role during the Gettysburg Campaign in delaying the advance of Confederate troops of the Army of Northern Virginia and preventing their crossing the Susquehanna River, critical to Pennsylvania's defense.
He has been described as personally courageous, very thin in build, and after Mexico of frail health.
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- Born
- Jul 23, 1822
Putnam County - Also known as
- Darius Couch
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- United States Military Academy
- Lived in
- Taunton
- Norwalk
- Died
- Feb 12, 1897
Norwalk - Resting place
- Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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