Darius Nash Couch
Born: July 23, 1822
Birthplace: Putnam County, New York
Father: Jonathan Couch 1777 – 1845
Mother: Betsey Hall Penney 1788 – 1861
(Buried: Milltown Cemetery, Brewster, New York)
Wife: Mary Caroline Crocker 1826 – 1912
(Buried: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Taunton, Massachusetts)
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Children:
Alice L Couch Randall 1855 – 1884
(Buried: Center Cemetery, New Milford, Connecticut)
Education:
1846: Graduated from West Point Military Academy – (13th in class)
Occupation before War:
1846 – 1847: Brevet 2nd Lt. United States Army 4th Artillery
1847: 2nd Lt. United States Army 4th Artillery
1847: Brevetted 1st Lt. for gallantry at Battle of Buena Vista, Mexico
1847 – 1855: 1st Lt. United States Army, 4th Artillery
1848: Garrison Duty at Fort Monroe, Virginia
1848 – 1849: Garrison Duty at Fort Pickens, Florida
1849 – 1850: Served in the Seminole War in Florida
1850 – 1851: Garrison Duty at Fort Columbus, New York
1851 – 1852: Garrison Duty at Fort Johnston, North Carolina
1852 – 1853: Garrison Duty at Fort Mifflin, Pennsylvania
1854: Served on detached service in Washington, D.C.
1854: Garrison Duty at Fort Independence, Massachusetts
1854 – 1855: Garrison Duty at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
1855: Resigned from United States Army on April 30th
1855 – 1857: Merchant in New York City, New York
1858 – 1861: Manufacturer of Copper Sheathing
Civil War Career:
1861: Colonel of 7th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Served in the Defenses of Washington, D.C.
1861 – 1862: Brigadier General of Union Army Volunteers
1862: Division Commander at the Siege of Yorktown, Virginia
1862: Division Commander at the Battle of Williamsburg, Virginia
1862: Division Commander at the Battle of Seven Pines, Virginia
1862: Division Commander at the Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia
1862 – 1865: Major General of Union Army Volunteers
1862: Division Commander in retreat from Manassas to Washington, D.C.
1862: Division Commander Maryland Heights Battle of Harper’s Ferry
1862 – 1863: Commander of 2nd Army Corps Army of the Potomac
1862: Corps Commander at Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia
1863: Corps Commander at Battle of Chancellorsville, Virginia
1863 – 1864: Union Army Commander Department of Susquehanna
1863: Organizer of Pennsylvania State Militia in Lee’s Invasion
1864 – 1865: Division Commander of Army of the Cumberland
1864: Division Commander in the Battle of Nashville, Tennessee
1865: Served in the operations in North Carolina with Schofield
1865: Resigned from Union Army on May 26th
Occupation after War:
1865: Unsuccessful Democratic Candidate for Governor of Massachusetts
1866 – 1867: United States Collector, Port of Boston, Massachusetts
1867: President of Virginia Mining and Manufacturing Company
1877 – 1878: Connecticut State Quartermaster General
1881 – 1886: President of Trustees, Fitchville Soldier’s Home
1883 – 1885: Connecticut State Adjutant General
Died: February 12, 1897
Place of Death: Norwalk, Connecticut
Age at time of Death: 74 years old
Burial Place: Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Taunton, Massachusetts
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