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Post by conz on Dec 1, 2008 11:35:03 GMT -6
Some have expressed an interest in the topic of desertions in the Army of the Plain's wars. This would be a good place to put those comments and evidence.
Here is a contemporary report on the subject, by way of comparison:
"November 30, 2008: Desertion in the U.S. Army declined 24 percent last year, to 3,559 (the army fiscal year runs from October to September). In the last five years, the U.S. military has had about 30,000 deserters. A deserter is anyone on active duty that is away from their unit, without permission, for more than 30 days. About half of them were army. However, about half the troops on active duty during that period were army. In the last year, the army lost seven soldiers per thousand to desertion. That's more than twice as many soldiers as were lost to combat (dead and seriously wounded). Desertion is the largest cause of losses in the military, larger than combat, and non-combat, deaths and serious (resulting in medical discharge) accident injuries. " -- Strategy Page, Jim Dunnigan
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Post by Jenny on Jun 9, 2023 19:48:52 GMT -6
I'm interested in Lincoln's proclamation (1865, ... any others?) pardoning deserters that returned to their units. Because this thread is so old I probably will create a new one. Thanks. Jenny
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