The following paragraph is taken from the correspondence of
the Missouri Republican. As it will doubtless gratify the numerous
friends of Mr. VanDerveer, I hope you will be kind enough to give it a place in
your columns:
At Pittsburg I met the Rev. Mr. VanDerveer, chaplain of the
8th Iowa. I had formed his acquaintance
on the first expedition up the Tennessee, and admired his traits of energetic
character. He was now laboring to get
the wounded of his regiment on the boat, which he accomplished after being in
the saddle from morning until 4 p. m., without any rest. He was on the battle field on Sunday, and
barely escaped the fate of most of his regiment, nearly all of whom were made
prisoners. He intends resigning and
returning to his congregation, as his regiment is annihilated. Such men as here are a blessing to any
community, but especially to the soldier.
– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette,
Davenport, Iowa, Monday Morning, May 19, 1862, p. 1
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