Gerhard M. Baergen

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

Gerhard M. Baergen was a Mennonite conscientious objector from Oklahoma imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. Sentenced to 25 years. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: sentenced to 25 years; sent to prison from Ft. Riley on Nov. 12, 1918; imprisoned at Ft. Leavenworth; part of Group 1 of C.O.s released in Jan. 1919 (those recommended by Bd. …

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 25, 1919
Sentence: Sentenced to 25 years. Held at Fort Leavenworth. Released 1919 (Jan. 25).
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas

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