Biography
Abraham Goertz was a Mennonite conscientious objector from Kansas 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: sent to Camp Funston; assigned to Co. A 1st Casual Battalion, Conscientious Objectors ; refused order to cut wood & grass at Ft. Riley on Sept. 21, 1918; court-martialed on Oct. 29, 1918; sentenced to 25 years in prison; imprisoned at Ft. Leavenworth on November 19, 1918; …
Case
United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
