Biography
Abraham Abrams was a conscientious objector from Ohio imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. Sentenced to 20 years in prison - reduced to 1 year. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: registered for the draft on June 5, 1917 as a C.O.; classified as a 3, later as 7; interviewed by Special Board, on charge of disobedience of orders, on June 6, 1918 at Camp Sherman, and on Feb. 14, 1919 at the Disciplinary Barracks ; …
Case
United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
