Education

B.A., History, Northwest Nazarene University, 2013. 
Field Artillery Officer Course, Fort Sill, OK, 2013.
Intelligence Captain Career Course, Fort Huachuca, AZ, 2017.
M.A., Early American History, University of Virginia, 2022.

Biography

Cameron Colby grew up in Tualatin, Oregon, where the Pacific Northwest shaped his enthusiasm for history and the outdoors. Cameron received his bachelor’s degree in history from Northwest Nazarene University in Nampa, Idaho in 2013.

Since commissioning in 2013 as a Field Artillery officer, Cameron marched in the infantry, rode in the cavalry, shot the artillery, and flew over the enemy. Hawaii’s 2nd and Alaska’s 4th Brigade of the 25th ID gave Cameron incredible opportunities to develop his craft as an Army officer and historian. Serving as a jungle Fire Support Officer in the 1-27th IN BN and platoon leader of an M119 platoon in 2-11 FAR comprised his years in the Field Artillery. Upon transitioning to Military Intelligence, Arctic Airborne intelligence requirements molded his experience as the 725th BSB and 40th CAV intelligence officer.

Cameron arrived at UVA in 2020, working closely with Drs. Edelson, Varon, and Taylor. Departing to teach at West Point in 2022, with his master’s in Early American history from the University of Virginia. Cameron currently serves in USMA's American History division. As a PhD candidate, he works on his dissertation, which focuses on the reconstruction era in Alaska while teaching USMA cadets the history of the US and the Army. Serves as the project manager for USMA's Digital History Center project of "Mapping the American Revolution in the Hudson Valley."

Cameron and his wife, Melissa, have two school-age children, Clark and Coraline, who think their dad works at a castle and is still fighting 18th-century wars against the British.

Publications

Jamestown 1622, Osprey Publishing 2024. https://www.ospreypublishing.com/us/jamestown-1622-9781472861924/

Research

American administration of early Alaska. (1867-1880)

The Hudson Valley in the American Revolution.

Awards and Honors

Distinguished Military Graduate, Northwest Nazarene University ROTC, 2009. 

Awarded Omar Bradley Foundation's: General of the Army Omar Nelson Bradley Research Fellowship in Military History, 2021. 

Promotion to Senior Instructor at the United States Military Academy, April 2024.

Courses Taught

(USMA) HI 101: Army of the Republic, Leading Citizen Soldiers. A survey course of the history of the US Army from 1750-2022. Taught in Fall 2022, 2023, and 2024.

(USMA) HI 105: History of the United States. A survey course of the United States of America. Taught in Spring 2023, 2024, and 2025.

(USMA) HI 395: The Civil War Era. An elective on the Civil War era 1845-1880. Taught Spring 2024.