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The Army of the Cumberland

Henry Martyn Cist

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Published2003
LanguageEnglish
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Written by an officer who served in it, this history traces the operations and campaigns of the Union Army of the Cumberland in the Western Theater during the American Civil War. It suits readers of Civil War military history and students of Union army operations.
Henry Martyn Cist

Henry Martyn Cist

Henry Martyn Cist was an American soldier, lawyer, and author who was a Union Army captain and staff officer during the American Civil War. On December 11, 1866, he was nominated and on February 6, 1867, he was confirmed for appointment to the grade of brevet brigadier general of volunteers, to rank from March 13, 1865. He is most noted for his classic and oft-referenced 1882 book The Army of the Cumberland. In addition, Cist led pioneering efforts to preserve and interpret the sites of the battles of Chickamauga and Chattanooga.

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