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Edward Brand

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

Edward Brand was a conscientious objector from Missouri imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. Sentenced to 10 years in prison. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: sent to Camp Pike; sentenced to 10 years in prison; imprisoned at Ft. Leavenworth

Case

United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service
Sentence: 10 years
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas