C. E. Pippenger

C. E. Pippenger (Pip) is a semi-retired clinical neuropharmacologist, and is an adjunct professor at the University of Vermont, College of Medicine. Pip’s hobby is researching less well known moments in history. He is fascinated by Benedict Arnold’s adventures. Pip has developed many friendships and is fortunate to have met James L. Nelson, friend and colleague, at the Pell Research Center, Fort Ticonderoga. Special thanks to Chris Fox, Art Cohen, Niki Russell and all those who’ve helped me along the way. Very special thanks to my family-Jane Ann, Michael, Geoffrey, Andrea, Tedin—who have listened to many stories about Benedict’s adventures.

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Letters and Correspondence, Preservation, Primary Sources, War at Sea and Waterways (1775–1783) October 16, 2020 October 16, 2020

Oscar Bredenberg and the Lost Battle of Valcour Island Letter

One of the greatest thrills for any historian is coming upon an important but little-known document, either through one’s own research or the work…

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People, Preservation, Primary Sources, The War Years (1775-1783) May 18, 2020 May 11, 2020

Orders Issued by Benedict Arnold, Commander-in-Chief, to the Captain of the Liberty

Just weeks after war broke out at Lexington and Concord, Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold, working in grudging consort,captured Fort Ticonderoga on Lake Champlain,…

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Diaries and Journals, Primary Sources, The War Years (1775-1783) October 11, 2018 October 10, 2018

Finding Edward Wigglesworth’s Lost Diary

Col. Edward Wigglesworth took part in some of the most consequential actions of the American Revolution, but, like so many such men, we know…

The War Years (1775-1783) October 13, 2016 October 13, 2016

A New Eyewitness Account of Valcour Island Resolves the Pringle Controversy

The Battle of Valcour Island was, in many ways, a waterborne version of the Battle of Bunker Hill: a greatly superior British force rushed,…

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The War Years (1775-1783) October 11, 2016 October 11, 2016

Recently Discovered Letters Shed New Light on the Battle of Valcour Island

In July 1776, two hundred and forty years ago this year, the Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence, declaring the United Colonies to…