Robert J. Morrow

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

Robert J. Morrow was a Church of the Brethren conscientious objector from Rhode Island 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: sentenced to 25 years in prison; sent from Ft. Riley to be imprisoned at Ft. Leavenworth; Part of Group 1 of C.O.s released in Jan. 1919 (those recommended by Bd. …

Custody record

The cited World War I archival record does not establish a one-day imprisonment. The imposed sentence and the period actually spent in custody are different; no exact duration is recorded here unless supported by custody records.

Sources: Source 1; Source 2.

Case

United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service
Released: Feb 3, 1919
Sentence: 25 years
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas

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