The Daily Gazette Davenport, Iowa Monday Morning May 19, 1862 Local Matters No Dispatches Last Night.-Atmospheric electricity interfered very much with the working of the lines on Saturday, and we have only about one-half our usual dispatches. We received none at all after dark Saturday. Death of a Soldier.-Mr. Henry Love, of Washington county died yesterday morning at the residence of Mr. McEwen, on the Jersey Ridge road. When Camp McClellan was broken up, Mr. Love was removed to McEwen's house, sick, and supposed to be deranged. He sank gradually till he died. He was quite young, and was a new recruit for the 16th Iowa regiment. Editor Gazette.-Dear Sir: I see by your paper that Dr. C. H. Rawson has resigned his commission in the army. This is an error. I had a letter from him yesterday, near Corinth. He has resigned his post as Surgeon of Iowa 5th, having received the appointment of Brigade Surgeon, and is acting as such to Gen. Hamilton's Brigade. He will not reign while the war lasts. >From Camp near Corinth We are in receipt of a letter from a "Camp near Corinth" correspondent, testifying to the uncomplaining disposition of our Iowa boys, even when severely wounded: Two or three of the wounded men came in three miles on horseback, each with a foot almost severed at the ankle yet sitting upright in the saddle and frequently making some careless remark, or threatening vengeance the next time they met the "secesh." Two poor fellows, which I now have the care of, were each shot through the right ankle, and apparently by a large grape shot or small cannon ball. It was a sickening sight to see their limbs amputated, yet wonderful to observe how bravely they stood the operation. I was with them till midnight, and have been all day long to-day, and am now sitting between their cots, writing, as they are sleeping tranquilly. One poor man received his mortal wound, and died to-day noon, and I was told that only a few hours before he died he sat propped up in his cot and wrote a letter to his wife. It is truly wonderful, how patiently our wounded men bear their pains, and how uncomplainingly they submit to the most painful surgical operations. If any doubt that Iowa has brave sons, let them come and see them fight, or view them lying in the hospital tent, and convince themselves of the fact. To-day a secesh deserter came into our camp, and told his story, the purport of which was, that, although they were just upon the field, and nearly double in number, yet they sustained a greater loss in killed and wounded. Strange as it may seem, they evacuated their position, which of course our forces now occupy. Sunday, May 11.-An attack is expected upon our left flank soon; and when I awoke this morning, the boys had their horses saddled, ready to start for the conflict at a moment's notice. Another deserter, just come in, says that Beauregard lately made a speech, in which he seemed confident that he could, with the 120,000 men he claimed, whip us.-Perhaps he can, but I don't believe it. Yours, &c.~~~~~B. Sick Iowa Soldiers.-The steamer D. A. January arrived at St. Louis, from the Upper Tennessee, last Wednesday. She brought a large number of sick and wounded soldiers to Jefferson Barracks Hospital. The following Iowa names appear among them: James Taylor, Co. C, 2d cavalry; Wm. H. Reckord, and James Flanagan, Co. I, 8th infantry. These are from Scott county. John L. Bursh and Wm. F. Bullock, Co. B, 2d cavalry; James Slaughter, Co. D, do; L. J. Parks, Wm. H. Bulls, Samuel Craig, C. E. Biggs and James Faught, co. F, do; J. T. Haight, Anderson Hersley and E. H. Evans, Co. G, do,; Derwin Downer, Co. K,do. Charles W. Adell, Co. D, 3d infantry; Luther B. converse, C. M. Townsend, George Everhart and C. H. Talmage, Co. I, do. Daniel E. Follitt, co. H, 8th infantry; Moses Conklin, Wm. Lewis, and Henry Applegate, Co. I, do. Martin Poling, James f. Little, M. P. Myers, and Wm. H. Cooper, Co. B, 13th infantry; Sam. F. Hill, Co. E, do. Calvin Loid, co, B, 15th; Wm. Phrekis, Co. C, do. James Casley, Co. B, 17th; Benj. Stephenson, Co I, do. Cairo, Ill. May 15, 1862 We just arrived at this place, and through the assistance of Gen. Strong, got passage on the steamer City of Alton, (hospital boat) for Hamburg. We think it fortunate, as the next boat does not leave till Saturday. I saw Rev. Folsom, he does not know what is most needed, but says that there is a great scarcity of thin drawers. Would it not be best to suggest the same to our ladies, that they may make up some. I purchased a dozen essence ginger, and some ale, but have not time to look around here after the sick. Gen Strong tells me he has made arrangements to send them all home. Yours &c.,~~~Ira M. Gifford.