William Cleveland Nesbit

Date of birth:1887
Date of death:11. 12. 1917
Age:30† Deceased
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1910s
State:Texas
Time Imprisoned:
11 Days
Support
Anti-Militarism Anti-War Socialism Anarchism
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Biography

William Cleveland Nesbit Sergeant of the 24th Infantry Regiment. Sgt. William C. Nesbit was a senior NCO of Company I, 3rd Battalion, 24th Infantry, born in Blair County, Pennsylvania. As one of the highest-ranking Black NCOs in the unit, identified by prosecutors as a leader of the August 23, 1917 march on Houston. Tried in the first "Nesbit" court-martial; hanged at sunrise December 11, 1917. Conviction set aside November 2023. Conviction formally set aside by U.S. Army November 2023 (posthumous).

Case

Fort Sam Houston Disciplinary Barracks
Charges: Mutiny and riot (1917 Houston Riot courts-martial at Fort Sam Houston; convictions set aside 2023)
Arrested: Aug 24, 1917
Sentenced: Nov 30, 1917
Incarcerated: Nov 30, 1917
Released: Dec 11, 1917
Sentence: Death by hanging (Dec 11, 1917) Verdict as recorded: Yes — court-martial; conviction set aside Nov 2023
Prosecutor: Col. John A. Hull (Trial Judge Advocate)
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Texas

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