Title: In Congress, May 22, 1778
Subtitle: Resolved, that it be recommended to the legislatures of the respective states, to enact laws for exempting from militia duty all persons who have deserted, or shall hereafter desert, from the British Army or Navy, during the present war. ..
First published: 1778
Subjects: Military Desertion, American forces, History
Places: United States, Great Britain
Time periods: Revolution, 1775-1783