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R.G. Givin

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

R.G. Givin was a conscientious objector from Tennessee imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: non-sectarian; imprisoned at Ft. Leavenworth on September 13, 1918 (or as late as Sept. 19th)

Case

United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service
Incarcerated: Sep 13, 1918
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas