Biography
Levi S. Swartzendruber was a Mennonite conscientious objector from Ohio imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. Sentenced to 20 years in prison. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: sentenced to 20 years in prison; imprisoned Oct. 22, 1918; mentioned in letters from sister Lovina and from Saloma Yoder to Rudy J. Yoder, as well as from sister Mattie in October 28, 1918 letter ("sent to Kansas.... had an awful time.... put in a box for 24 hours.... …
Case
United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
