John W. McCabe

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:Virginia
Support
Anti-War Conscientious Objection
No image available

Biography

John W. McCabe was a Jehovah's Witnesses conscientious objector from Virginia imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. Sentenced to 25 years in prison. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: sentenced to 25 years in prison; sent to Leavenworth on Dec. 7, 1918

Case

United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service (World War I court-martial of a conscientious objector)
Sentence: Sentenced to 25 years in prison. Held at Fort Leavenworth.
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas

Related Cases

Homer Morris Reed John Beery Wilson Percy H. Peters Roby Lee Barnes Eddie Robinette Thomas Morgan Albert Wilfred Fullwood Carl E. Bowman