COUCH

couch, darius nash (1822-1897), american soldier, was born at south east, putnam county, n.y., on the 23rd of july 1822, and graduated from west point in 1846, serving in the mexican war and in the war against the seminole indians. he left the army in 1855, but soon after the outbreak of the civil war he was made a brigadier-general u.s.v. he served as a divisional commander in the battles of the army of the potomac in 1862, and at fredericksburg (december 1862) and chancellorsville (may 1863) he commanded the ii. corps. he had been made a major-general u.s.v. in july 1862. during the gettysburg campaign he was employed in organizing the pennsylvanian militia, and he subsequently served in the west, taking part in the battle of nashville, and in the final operations in the carolinas. he left the army after the war. general couch died on the 12th of february 1897 at norwalk, connecticut.