Christopher Columbus Blakey

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

Christopher Columbus Blakey was a conscientious objector from Arkansas imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: imprisoned at Ft. Leavenworth Aug. 10, 1918 (or as late as Sept. 9th); Kreger reported on 8/26/1919 that Blakey had participated in recent mutiny, but his conduct was previously good

Case

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

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