Darius N. Couch, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Darius N. Couch

soldier, businessman, and naturalist from the United States

Date of Birth: 23-Jul-1822

Place of Birth: Putnam County, New York, United States

Date of Death: 12-Feb-1897

Profession: naturalist, military officer, ornithologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Darius Nash Couch (July 23, 1822 – February 12, 1897) 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 his time in Mexico) frail of health.



Description	American photographer, war photographer, photojournalist and journalist
Date of birth/death	18 May 1822	15 January 1896
Location of birth/death	Warren County	Manhattan
Work period	from 1844 until circa 1887 date QS:P,+1887-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Work location	New York City, Washington, D.C.
Authority control	: Q187850 VIAF: 22965552 ISNI: 0000 0001 2209 4376 ULAN: 500126201 LCCN: n81140569 NAID: 10570155 WorldCat