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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. : Height: 20.5 cm, Width: 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.

Couch, Darius Nash, 1822-1897

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