Biography
Harry Lee was a conscientious objector from New York imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. Sentenced to 30 years confinement at Ft. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: registered for draft on June 5, 1917, as a C.O.; sent to Camp Upton; Frances Witherspoon wrote to Major General Franklin Bell on 4/24/1918 that Lee was not receiving rations; …
Case
United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
