Benson J. Lossing
(1813-1891) Historian, illustrator. Benson J. Lossing was born in Beekman, New York. He was apprenticed to a watchmaker in Poughkeepsie in 1826, became editor and joint owner of Poughkeepsie Telegraph in 1835, then moved to New York City in 1838. Works include “Pictorial Field-Book of the American Revolution” (1850-1852), “Pictorial History of the Civil War … Continued