Author: Colin J. Wood

Colin J. Wood is the founder and president of the Redbank Valley Historical Research Project, an annual summer research internship for students of history to gain valuable experience in the historical process. He is an undergraduate history student from Liberty University, completing his bachelors in December 2024. His area of specialty is in the cross between religion, migration and labor in 20th century America. He hopes to attain a PhD in history in the future.

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Bacheller vs. Wilkinson: The Quest to Understand Benedict Arnold at Saratoga

The common viewpoint on Benedict Arnold’s role in the Battle of Bemis Heights on October 7, 1777 is based almost exclusively on the early nineteenth century testimony of James Wilkinson. That view holds that Arnold, after clashing with Gates over matters involving the Battle of Freeman’s Farm on September 19, was without a command on […]

by Colin J. Wood