▁Civil ▁War , ▁C ist ▁received ▁three ▁bre vet ▁prom ot ions ▁ranking ▁from ▁March ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁to ▁the ▁ranks ▁of ▁major , ▁colon el , ▁and ▁brig ad ier ▁general ▁of ▁U . ▁S . ▁Vol unte ers . ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁President ▁Andrew ▁Johnson ▁nominated ▁C ist ▁for ▁appointment ▁to ▁the ▁grade ▁of ▁bre vet ▁brig ad ier ▁general ▁of ▁volunte ers , ▁to ▁rank ▁from ▁March ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁and ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁confirmed ▁the ▁appointment ▁on ▁February ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁ ▁Post bell um ▁career ▁After ▁must ering ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁army ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 6 6 , ▁C ist ▁returned ▁to ▁C inc inn ati , ▁and ▁established ▁a ▁successful ▁legal ▁practice ▁in ▁that ▁city . ▁ ▁He ▁briefly ▁entered ▁politics ▁and ▁lost ▁a ▁hot ly ▁cont ested ▁election ▁for ▁mayor ▁of ▁College ▁Hill , ▁Ohio , ▁that ▁required ▁court ▁action ▁to ▁declare ▁a ▁winner . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 9 ▁C ist ▁was ▁elected ▁corresponding ▁secretary ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁C umber land , ▁to ▁which ▁office ▁he ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁every ▁year ▁for ▁some ▁years ▁after ward . ▁He ▁edited ▁all ▁but ▁volumes ▁ii ▁and ▁i ii ▁of ▁Re ports ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁of ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁C umber land ▁( C inc inn