Christian Frank Lellig

Released
Date of birth:01. 08. 1889
Date of death:30. 01. 1955
Age:65† Deceased
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:Pennsylvania
Time Imprisoned:
2 Months 12 Days
Support
Anti-War Conscientious Objection
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Biography

Christian Frank Lellig was a conscientious objector from Pennsylvania 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: arrived at Camp Meade on Nov. 3, 1917 & assigned to Co. H, 316 Infantry; declared a CO on Nov. 15, 1917; mentioned by Wray Hoffman in his diary on 12/29/1917; a Socialist; sentenced to 25 years in prison; imprisoned at Ft. Leavenworth on November 15, 1918; …

Case

United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service
Incarcerated: Nov 15, 1918
Released: Jan 27, 1919
Sentence: 25 years
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas

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