Interweaved with lined pages. Includes index.

GENERAL REMARKS : Percentage of desertion in foreign armies : In Volunteer Army during Mexican war and War of Rebellion -- In Regular Army since last war -- Views of an experienced Army officer regarding desertion during the War of the Rebellion -- Definition of the term "desertion" -- Its continuance -- Its limitation -- Desertion as applied to commissioned officers -- The articles of war relating to desertion -- DESERTERS WHO VOLUNTARILY RETURN : The jurisdiction of the Adjutant-General over the record -- When he has power to correct it -- Deserters of the 18th August, 1862 : What excuses allowed -- When this charge may be removed -- When not -- Deserters under the order of August 28, 1863 (In confinement, belong to regiments out of service, how disposed of) -- Deserters under the order of October 24, 1864. (Men absent recruiting service after November 12, 1864, regarded as deserters) -- Deserters to the enemy while prisoners of war -- The effect of an Executive pardon -- DESERTERS WHO ARE APPREHENDED : The reward -- Restoration to duty without trial -- Trial by court-martial : The charge -- The plea -- Plea in bar of trial -- In abatement -- Refusing to plea -- Escape during trial -- The proof -- The defense -- Plea in bar of judgment -- The finding -- The sentence -- Dishonorable discharge -- Disapproval of proceedings -- Remission of sentence -- Abatement of sentence -- Escape from confinement under sentence -- DESERTERS WHO NEVER RETURN : Deserters from Volunteer Army at close of the last war : How regarded and disposed of -- Deserters from hospital -- Deserters from furlough -- APPENDIX A. Deserters "after the war was over" -- APPENDIX B. Deserters at large not entitled to discharges -- THE DISABILITIES ATTACHING TO DESERTION : APPENDIX C. Bounty and arrears of pay generally -- Bounty -- Arrears of pay -- Retained pay -- Re-enlisted pay -- Deposits -- Artificial limbs -- Pension -- Bounty land -- Homesteads -- Furloughs -- Citizenship -- APPENDIX : A. The case of the First Michigan Cavalry -- B. In the matter of furnishing discharges to men of volunteer regiments who were deserters-at-large when their regiments were mustered out -- C. The cases of the United States vs. Kelley and United States vs. anders.