ati , ▁ 1 7 ▁vol s ., ▁ 1 8 6 8 – 8 5 ). ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁he ▁wrote ▁The ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁C umber land ▁( New ▁York : ▁Charles ▁S cri b ner ' s ▁S ons ), ▁which ▁was ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁first - person ▁accounts ▁of ▁that ▁army . ▁ ▁He ▁wrote ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁earliest ▁bi ograph ies ▁of ▁Union ▁leader ▁" P ap " ▁Thomas , ▁The ▁Life ▁of ▁Gen . ▁George ▁H . ▁Thomas . ▁He ▁also ▁wrote ▁several ▁magazine ▁articles ▁related ▁to ▁C inc inn ati ▁during ▁w art ime . ▁Among ▁his ▁article ▁titles ▁were ▁" C inc inn ati ▁with ▁the ▁War ▁F ever " ▁and ▁" The ▁Rom ance ▁of ▁Sh il oh ." ▁ ▁C ist ▁turned ▁his ▁interest ▁in ▁history ▁to ▁working ▁to ▁have ▁battle field ▁sites ▁preserved . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ick am aug a ▁Memorial ▁Association ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 , ▁helping ▁gain ▁Cong r essional ▁authorization ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 0 ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁military ▁park , ▁the ▁Ch ick am aug a ▁and ▁Ch att ano oga ▁National ▁Military ▁Park . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁C ist ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Society , ▁S ons ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁her itage ▁organization ▁devoted ▁to ▁celebr ating ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁and ▁especially ▁the ▁meaning ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution