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Benson was editor of the Methodist Magazine
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1861 NEW YORK CIVIL WAR POLICE DIARY. Deserters, Fires in Firework Shops, Crime of Insanity, Soldier Sexual Assault, &c ZZFineMiscellanea Benson was editor of theAn absolutely superb and one of a kind log book for June 1, 1861 to August 14th, 1861 for the New York City Police Department. Covering the period just months after the outbreak of the Civil War, it shows a chaotic attempt to muster troops into New York City, one of the most significant hubs of the Union Army. Desertions and military soldiers requesting persons be found and "held over" until they could be collected for service are sprinkled through