Mr. Editor: –

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

Iowa In The Last Battle

In Gen. Curtis’s army, which so recently defeated Price, as announced yesterday morning, was one and perhaps two Iowa regiments.  The 4^th, Col. Dodge, is with Gen. Curtis, and so is probably the 9^th, Col. Vandever.  Lieut. Col. Galligan, of this city, it will be remembered, is the second officer of the 4^th, and we will no doubt hear a good account of him in that battle.  Besides, we have one company of Davenporters, Capt. Ahlefeldt’s composed to a great extent of the gallant men who so nobly represented Davenport at Wilson’s Creek, and who re-enlisted with Capt. Ahlefeldt, in the brigade of Gen. Osterhaus.  Our young friend, Wm. S. Mackenzie, is a lieutenant in the same brigade, and we believe is also a staff officer.  Lt. Col. Charley Asmusson, of whose safety we are pleased to hear, is in the same brigade.  Beside Capt. Ahlefeldt’s company, there are quite a number of other German-American’s from this place in Missouri regiments, and all very likely in this battle; so it is probable Davenport was more largely represented in the last battle than in any other of the war – not even excepting Fort Donelson.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Wednesday Morning, March 12, 1862, p. 1

Married

At Sedalia, Mo, Feb., 28, by Rev. C. G. Vanderveer, Chaplain of the 8^th Iowa Infantry, HEZEKIAH BARNES, of Sedalia, to RHODA JANE McCUMMINS, of Georgetown, Mo.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Thursday Morning, March 6, 1862, p. 1