The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-13
A VETERAN OF TWO WARS
DEATH or GEN. DIRIU us N. COUCH
Al NORWALK, LAST EVENLNG.

Served in the Mexican and Civil Wars
| With Marked Distinction-His valor
Proved in Many Battles-An Ardent
Zoologist-Was State Quartermaster
General and Adjutant General.
| NorwalB, Feb. 12.--General Darius N.
| Couch died shortly after 10 o'clock to-
night at his residence on Isaac street
in this city. He had been sinking rap
idly rapidly since 8 o'clock, and from
that hour was in a comatose state.
The cause of his death was neuralgia
of the heart, from which he had suf-
fered for over two years. The funeral
services will be held at ST. Paul's Epis-
copal church in this city. Monday af-
ternoon and the interment will be in
Taunton, Mass, on Wednesday.
! Darius Nash Couch was born in the
town of South East, Putnam county,
New York, on July 23, 1922. He was
graduated at the United States military
academy in 1886, and assigned to the
Fourth artillery, with which he served
In the Mexican war, gaining the brevet
of first lieutenant, February %, 1S47, for
gallant conduct at Buena Vista. He
received his full commission on De-
cember 4, served against the Seminoles
in 1349-'50, and in 1853 when on leave
of absence, made an exploring expedi-
tion into Mexico, which is thus men
toned in the United States senate re
ports of Explorations and Surveys for
a Railroad from the Mississippi River
to the Pacific Ocean" (1S53-'6), vol. tx:
Should there be two species, and the
smaller not named, I shall propose to
call it c. Couchii, in honor of its in
defatigable discoverer. Lieutenant ID.
M. Couch, who, at his own risk and
cost, undertook a journey into north
ern Mexico, when the country was
sWarming with bands of marauders,
and made large collections in all
branches of zoology. which have fur
nlshed a great amount of information
respecting the natural history of our
borders, and the geographical distribu-
ton of vertebrate generally
Lieut.. Couch wrote an account of his
expedition entitled Notes of Travel"
but it is still in manuscript He re-
signed on April 80, 1856, was a mer-
chant in New York city in 1867, and
/ engaged in manufacturing in Norton
Mass, from 1858 till June S, 1861, when
he became colonel of the Seventh
Massachusetts Volunteers. He was
made brigadier general of volunteers
in August his commission dating from
May II, and on the reorganization of
the Army of the Potomac was assigned
a division In General Keyes' corps, with
which he distinguished himself at Fair
Oaks, Williamsburg, and Malvern Hi.
He was promoted to major general on
July 4, 1852, commanded q division in
| the retreat from Manassas To Wash
| ington, August SO to September 2, and
took part in the battle of Antietam in
! Franklins corps He was soon after
wards in command of the Second army
corps, and took a prominent part in
Burnside's operations at Fredericks-
burg, and Hookers at Chancellorsville
From June II, 1868, till December /,
1864. he commanded the department of
the Susquehanna, and was engaged in
organizing Pennsylvania militia to re-
sist Lees invasion of July, 1868.
He was at the head of the Second di-
vision Of the Twenty-thrd army corps
from December, 1864, till May, 1865, and
was at the battle Of Nashville, and took
part in the operations in North Caro-
lima, in February, 1865, to effect a juno
tion with Schofeld. He resigned on
May 26, 1865, and was the unsuccessful
democratic candidate for governor of
| Massachusetts,. He was collector of
the port of Boston from October 1, 1885,
till March 4, 1867, when the failure of
the senate to confirm his appointment
forced him to vacate the office. He be-
came president of Virginia mining
and manufacturing company in 1867,
but subsequently removed to Norwalk,
Conn, was quartermaster general of
the state of Connecticut in 1878, and
adjntant general in 1894.