Image:Bl1.jpg '''Benson John Lossing''' (1813-1891) was an American Historian and Wood_engraver, known best for his illustrated books on the American_Revolution and American_Civil_War. He was born in Beekman,_New_York, and led an active life as a Journalist and publisher. He prepared: * ''Pictorial Field Book of the Revolution'' (1850-52) * ''The Hudson from the Wilderness to the Sea'' (1866) * ''Pictorial Field Book of the Civil War'' (1866-69) * ''Pictorial Field Book of the War_of_1812'' (1868) Investigations connected with the preparation of these works led to many historical studies, of which the chief are: * ''The Life and Times of Philip_Schuyler'' (1860; revised, 1880) * ''Our Country: A Household History of the United States for all Readers, From the Discovery of America to the Present Time'' (1873) * ''The American Centenary'' (1876) * ''Story of the United States Navy for Boys'' (1880) * ''Cyclopœdia of United States History'' (1881) * ''History of New_York_City'' (1884) * ''The Empire State'' (1887) {{NIE}} == External links == * {{gutenberg author| id=Benson+John+Lossing | name=Benson John Lossing}} * Benson Lossing Collection at Syracuse University * The Pictorial Field-Book of the Revolution (online) by Benson Lossing {| align="center" style="border:1px solid gray; padding:5px; z-index: 1; margin-bottom: 15px; margin-top: 15px; background:#ccccff;" width="80%" |- |60px |align="center"|This article is within the scope of '''''WikiProject North Carolina''''', an effort to create, expand, organize, and improve North_Carolina-related articles to a feature-quality standard. |} Lossing, Benson John Lossing, Benson John Lossing, Benson John Lossing, Benson John Lossing, Benson John Lossing, Benson John Lossing, Benson John Lossing, Benson John {{US-artist-stub}} {{US-historian-stub}} {{US-journalist-stub}}