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Benedict Arnold memorial at Saratoga and its meaning
The piece explains the Arnold memorial at the Saratoga battlefield, a boot sculpture honoring Arnold's injured leg while Benedict Arnold is remembered as a traitor. It recounts the monument’s origins, its concealment of Arnold’s name, and today’s softened view of his military genius amid treason notoriety. It also touches on Arnold’s career from Cambridge to West Point and his complex legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benedict Arnold
Saratoga
Union
New York
Arnold
Quebec
Teraitor
de Peyster
Battle ‘Monument Association
George Edwin Bissell
State of
Memorial Park
Saratoga Battlefield
R. L. Duffus
New York Times
Washington
West Point
Connecticut
Cambridge
Boston
Crown Point
Ticonderoga
Lake Champlain
Ethan Allen
Green Mountain Boys
Vermont
Allen
Richard Montgomery
Department of the Army
Congress
Philip Schuyler
Burgoyne
Horatio Gates
Schu
Gates
Philadelphia
Maj
John Andre
London
West Indies
St. John
New Brunswick
Will H. Houghton
Kansas City
Dwight L. Moody