Couch, Darius Nash (1822-1897) to unknown
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03476.02 Author/Creator: Couch, Darius Nash (1822-1897) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 6 August 1863 Pagination: 2 p. ; 20.5 x 13 cm. Order a Copy
Offers to give his recommendation regarding the recipient's character, but cannot testify to his bravery at Fair Oaks. The recipient's name is illegible, however he was a Captain in the Thirty Sixth New York Volunteers.
Darius N. Couch was a Union Major General of Volunteers.
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