Person Detail: Benson J. Lossing

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General Information:
Full Name: Benson J. Lossing
Biography: (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 in the United States of America" (1866-1868), and "The Hudson, From the Wilderness to the Sea," about the Hudson Valley Area.
Author's Timeline:
1813		Dutchess County Benson John Lossing was born in Beekman, New York, on February 12, 1813.
1891		Dutchess County Mr. Lossing died in Dover Plains, New York, on June 3, 1891.
1850		(Unknown) County The Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution (Pub: Harper Brothers Publishing ISBN: ) History in two volumes.
1866		(Unknown) County Pictorial History of the Civil War in the United States of America History.
1860		(Unknown) County The Hudson, From the Wilderness to the Sea (Pub: Troy, New York: H. B. Nims & Co. ISBN: ) Nonfiction about the Hudson River Valley area.
1869		(Unknown) County Pictorial Field Book of the War of 1812 (Pub: New York: Harper & Brothers ISBN: ) History.
1859		(Unknown) County Mount Vernon & Its Associations (Pub: New York: W. A. Townsend and Company ISBN: ) History.
1860		(Unknown) County The Life and Times of Philip Schuyler (Pub: New York: Sheldon and Company ISBN: ) History.
1866		(Unknown) County Biographical Sketches of the Signers of the Declaration of American Independence (Pub: Philadelphia: Davis, Porter & Co. ISBN: ) Biography.
1860		(Unknown) County Life of Washington: A Biography Personal, Military, Political (Pub: New York: Virtue and Company ISBN: ) Biography.
1867		(Unknown) County Vassar College and its Founder (Pub: C. A. Alvord Printers ISBN: ) History.
1878		(Unknown) County History of American Industries & Arts (Pub: Philadelphia: Porter & Coates ISBN: ) History.
1891		Dutchess County Benson Lossing was interred at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, New York.