Edgar S. Benedict

Released
Date of birth:29. 06. 1889
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:Pennsylvania
Support
Anti-War Conscientious Objection
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Biography

Edgar S. Benedict 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. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: arrived at Camp Meade on Jan. 3, 1918 & assigned to 29th Co. 154 Depot Brigade; declared a CO on Jan. 6, 1918; contracted spinal meningitis while there; upon recovery, was transferred to Remount Detachment (QMC); refused to wear uniform; sent to camp stockade; …

Case

United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service (World War I court-martial of a conscientious objector)
Released: Jan 6, 1919
Sentence: Sentenced to 15 years in prison. Held at Fort Leavenworth. Released 1919 (January 6).
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas

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