The Daily Gazette City of Davenport Monday Morning June 16, 1862 Part 1 Sick and Wounded.-The steamer Empress left Pittsburg Landing on the 4th Inst., with five hundred sick and wounded soldiers on their way to different hospitals. Among them we find the following from Scott county companies, viz: D. Miclot, Co. B, 2d regiment; J. H. Woods, Co. B, 16th; and Wm. W. Gerden, Co. C, and L. W. Coleman, Co. E, 2d cavalry. Returned.-Rev. C. G. Vanderveer arrived on the eastern train Saturday evening. We are pleased to know that he is in good health, though he looks as if he had seen something of war, as he truly has. Mr. Vanderveer has resigned the chaplaincy of the Eight, and his resignation has been accepted. HE will now resume his pastoral charge of the Reformed Dutch Church of this city, where he will preach this morning at half past ten o'clock. A Davenport Soldier is Taken Prisoner and Escapes.-We make the following extract from a letter written by P. M. McGuire to his father, James McGuire, Esq., giving an account of his capture, forced travels in Secessia, and final escape from the rebels. Mr. McGuire belongs to Co. A., Curtis' Horse, and although a young man, is an old citizen of this place. His letter is dated Fort Hieman, June 5th. "I have arrived back safe to my company after nearly three months' imprisonment. I was taken prisoner at Paris, Tenn. On the 11th of March; from there was taken to Humboldt, from there to Memphis, from there to Columbus, Miss.; from there to a little town in Louisiana; from there to Mobile, Ala.; from there to Tuscaloosa, Ala.; from there I made my escape on the night of the 6th of May, after cutting my way out through a brick wall. I traded my uniform for a secesh uniform, and part of the time traveled as a Confederate soldier, and a part of the time I kept in the timber, killed young hogs and roasted them, and eat them without salt or bread. I finally got to our forces across the river from Decatur, Ala. Gen Mitchell's division; from there to Shelbyville by wagon train; from there to Louisville, by way of Bowling Green and Nashville; by cars from Louisville down the Ohio to Paducah, and up the Tennessee river by steamboat, and arrived here on the 3d inst." A Day for Runaways.-A span of fine bay horses attached to a wagon belonging to Robert Murray, came tearing down Second street Saturday afternoon and turned up Brady. Here they came in contact with a wagon belonging to Mr. Henley, which was upset and broken, the horses starting off on a race with the wheels. Next they struck the strawberry wagon of Mr. Munson and upset his berries. At the corner of Third street they were arrested in their mad career by a young man, who periled his life and lost his breeches in the act, and was afterwards rewarded by Mr. Murray with the sum of two dollars, which would scarcely replace the badly dislocated unmentionable. Henley's team is running yet, if not stopped, as they were making good time when last seen. Mr. Murray was not fined for his part in the transaction as he assured the Marshal he had left his horses hitched. Another team, belonging to Mr. Calderwood, started from opposite LeClaire Block, on Second street, Saturday afternoon, and dashed down that street at a flying rate. A person who undertook to arrest their progress was thrown down and narrowly escaped being run over. The team knocked down the lamp in front of the bank, which has been standing useless a number of years, but was soon to be used for illumination. The wagon of the U.S. Express Co. was run off with Saturday morning, caused by the horse taking fright, and the express messenger was thrown partly under the horse, but escaped without serious injury, though almost by a miracle. The horse was stopped before he had gone far. Continued... ~~~~~~*~~~~~~ Elaine Rathmann ACC Scott Co, IA USGenWeb Project List Adm: *IA-CIVIL-WAR *IA-DANES