Richard Edwards

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

Richard Edwards was a conscientious objector from Indiana imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. 5 years in prison, reduced to 2 years. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: registered on June 5, 1917, as a C.O.; interviewed by Bd. twice at Leavenworth; classified as 3; charged with disobedience of orders; setnenced to 5 years in prison, reduced to 2 years; reason for stance - Socialist

Case

United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service (World War I court-martial of a conscientious objector)
Sentence: 5 years in prison, reduced to 2 years. Held at Fort Leavenworth.
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas

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