Portrait of Henry M Cist circa 1880

Henry M Cist was a Brigadier General  in Civil War and author of Army of the Cumberland, and served as director of the Chickamauga Memorial Association in 1889. Photo from private collection.

Additionally, Mr. Cist returned from the American Civil War and returned to his homestead in College Hill, Cincinnati, OH in 1866. In 1869 he was elected corresponding secretary of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland (Army of the Cumberland New York: Scribner's Sons). It was among the first written accounts of that battle. He also wrote about his other friends who were in the Civil War with him. He wrote a biography of The Life of General George H. Thomas.


Finally, as the later part of his life took place, he was instrumental in preserving Civil War battlefields. Congress authorized the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in 1890. Mr. Cist was a director in 1889. In 1892 he served as president of the Ohio Society, Sons of American Revolution.

Mr. Henry M. Cist died of pneumonia while touring Italy at age 63. He was buried at Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, OH, 1902.
born February 20, 1839  Died December 16, 1902.
Based on family stories. It is my conclusion that when the Cist family went to Europe at the turn of the century, they were visiting cultural institutions that placed winning bids on the Lewis J. Cist autograph collection. Henry Cist was making further connections to the causes of freedom and the fact that he died in Italy is a clue for me to do continued research. He died before he could write down his findings.