Biography
Albert Cornelius Voth was a Mennonite conscientious objector from Oklahoma imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. Sentenced to 25 years in Ft. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: sent to Camp Travis & assigned to 57th Co., 165th Depot Brigade; put in CO detachment; refused uniform; refused any type of work; …
Albert C. Voth’s memoir reports twelve months actually spent at Fort Leavenworth’s Disciplinary Barracks after transfer from a Texas army camp. His initial life sentence was reduced to twenty-five years. The memoir supplies no precise custody endpoints.
Case
United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
