October 10, 1873
GENERAL ORDERS, NO. 102
WAR DEPARTMENT,
ADJUTANT-GENERAL'S OFFICE
The President of the United States commands it to be made known that all soldiers who have deserted their colors, and who shall, on or before the 1st day of January, 1874, surrender themselves at any military station, shall receive a full pardon, only forfeiting the pay and allowances due them at the time of desertion, and shall be restored to duty without trial or punishment on condition that they faithfully serve through the term of their enlistment.
By order of the Secretary of War:
E. D. TOWNSEND,
Adjutant-General .
Ulysses S. Grant, Executive Order Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/203676