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.
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, December 13, 1862. December 13, 1862—7.10 p. m. Major-General HOOKER, Phillips House: General Couch requests that Sykes be sent to-night on that road to relieve Howard’s…
HEADQUARTERS RIGHT GRAND DIVISION, February 6, 1863. February 6, 1863. Major-General BUTTERFIELD, Chief of Staff, Army of the Potomac: GENERAL: In compliance with Paragraph V, General Orders, No. 6, dated…
HEADQUARTERS SECOND ARMY CORPS, Falmouth, Va., February 21, 1863. Brigadier-General WILLIAMS: DEAR Sir: I telegraphed you last evening that the pickets had reported that sixteen pieces of artillery and eleven…
Falmouth, Va. Falmouth, Va., February 22, 1863. General WILLIAMS, : Assistant Adjutant-General : GENERAL: Your letter in reference to the movement of pontoons in Fredericksburg, &c., is received. At present…
HEADQUARTERS CAVALRY CORPS, June 13, 1863. June 13, 1863—8 a, m. Major-General HooxEr, Commanding Army of the Potomac: Mr. Smith reports this morning that Ewell left Culpeper last Sunday morning,…
BALTIMORE, Mp. BALTIMORE, Mp., June 15, 1863. (Received, War Department, 4.20 p. m.) General TyxER, Harper’s Ferry: Instead of 4,000, you must have on Maryland Heights 9,000 men, I think,…
BALTIMORE BALTIMORE, June 16, 1863. Colonel MuLuiaan, New Creek, W. Va.: I don’t believe Captain Powell’s story. What he saw was probably a considerable number of our own cavalry who…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SUSQUEHANNA, Harrisburg, Pa., June 16, 1863—8 p. m.. Hon. E. M. STanton, Secretary of War, Washington, D. C.: Dear Sir: I have endeavored to keep you…
BALTIMORE BALTIMORE, June 17, 1863. Colonel TRUEX, Monocacy : Am awaiting answer to my last telegram. What do you learn from the front? In approaching Maryland Heights, the general leaves…
CAMDEN StaTion, Baltimore CAMDEN StaTion, Baltimore, June 18, 1863. (Received 1.45 a. m.) Hon..E. M. STanton, Secretary of War: A train sent to Harper’s Ferry yesterday a. m., with troops…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SUSQUEHANNA, June 18, 1863. Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War: Sir: Milroy’s 1,700 reported this afternoon at Bedford, most of them, I fear, without arms.…
New CREEK New CREEK, June 19, 1863. (Received, Grafton, June 20, — a. m.) General AVERELL: i You say you have four guns. What guns are they? If they belong…
HARRISBURG HARRISBURG, June 19, 1863. Hon. E. M. Stanton: The One hundred and seventy-second Pennsylvania, drafted men, have unanimously signified their willingness to re-enlist for six months for service in…
New CREEK New CREEK, June 19, 1863. (Received, Grafton, June 20, — a. m.) General AVERELL: i You say you have four guns. What guns are they? If they belong…
BLoopy Run BLoopy Run, June 20, 1863. General Covcn, Harrisburg: Arrived here to-day. It is a better point for concentration than Bedford. It is at the terminus of the railroad,…
HARRISBURG HARRISBURG, June 20, 1863. (Received 11.25 a. m.) Hon. E. M. Stanton: If you mean consistent with the law of Pennsylvania, it will do. The New York troops having…
Harrisburg, Pa. Harrisburg, Pa., June 22, 1863. Hon. E. M. StTanron, Secretary of War, Washington, D. C.: Sir: This will be delivered to you by Colonel [Thomas A.] Scott. Governor…
HARRISBURG, Pa. HARRISBURG, Pa., June 22, 1863. (Received 11.10 a. m.) Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War: Adjutant-General Sprague, of New York, has ordered 13,000 men forward, and asks…
HEADQUARTERS EIGHTH ARMY CORPS, Baltimore, June 24, 1863. Major-General HaLuEck, General-in-Chief : I knew Tyler was mistaken. He has now at Maryland Heights 8,494 effective men for duty. Quite enough.…
CoLuMBUS, Ohio CoLuMBUS, Ohio, May 4, 1864. (Received 11.20 p. m. [a. m.].) Hon. Epwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War: Your dispatch received. I will crowd the force by all…
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SUSQUEHANNA, Chambersburg, July 29, 1864. General W. W. AVERELL, Greencastle : Lieutenant McLean was driven out of Mercersburg by about 200 of the enemy. A force…
Chambersburg, Pa. Chambersburg, Pa., October 14, 1864. Maj. Gen. H. W. Hauueck, U.S. Army, Chief of Staff, Washington, D. C.: GENERAL: I have the honor to inform you that in…