We saw a few days ago in the Clinton Herald, among the changes in the military of the Sate, an
announcement that Lt. Anton Scherer, of Capt. Kendrick’s company, had been
mustered out of service. We refrained
from saying anything about it at the time, in the hope of receiving some
satisfactory explanation. Such an
explanation Capt. Egbert furnished us yesterday. It appears that Lt. Scherer has been sick a
great deal of the time since leaving here, and was taken down on the arrival of
the regiment at Pittsburg. The surgeon
in charge sent him down the river, but neglected to report the fact. Hence, when he was missed, it was supposed he
had deserted, and he was accordingly mustered out, by order of Gen.
Halleck. He has obtained a rehearing, it
is understood, and we hope the injustice done him will be repaired. So good an officer and brave a man cannot be
spared from the service, and certainly should not be wrongfully banished from
it.
– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport,
Iowa, Saturday Morning, May 17, 1862, p. 1
