By the President of the United States, A Proclamation. Respecting Soldiers Absent Without Leave. Executive Mansion, March 10, 1863.
Washington, D.C. Executive Mansion, 1863. Small Octavo. 4 page, folded pamphlet issued to military. The large number of desertions in the Civil War was becoming epidemic. Previously, they might go home to bring in a harvest, to visit a wife (or girl friend) or simply be tired of either war..... More