Biography
Jesse L. Brenneman was a Mennonite Brethren conscientious objector from Indiana 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: sent to Camp Taylor; refused order to rake grass seed at camp; questioned by Board of Inquiry; court-martialed; sentenced to 15 years in prison; sent to Leavenworth on July 17, 1918; part of Group 2 of C.O.s released in Jan. …
Case
United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
