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Charles Moore

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:Pennsylvania
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Anti-War Conscientious Objection
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Biography

Charles Moore was a Church of the Brethren conscientious objector from Pennsylvania imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. Sentenced to 15 years in prison, reduced to 2 years. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: registered on June 5, 1917, but not as a C.O.; interviewed by Bd. at Meade on June 8, __ and on July 24, __; class = 1A; charged with disobedience of orders; sentenced to 15 years in prison, reduced to 2 years

Case

United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service (World War I court-martial of a conscientious objector)
Sentence: Sentenced to 15 years in prison, reduced to 2 years. Held at Fort Leavenworth.
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas