He resumed his commission as a major general of Virginia Militia, but his health soon failed and he died a year later at Abingdon, Virginia, where he is buried in Sinking Spring Cemetery.
Han genoptog sin post som generalmajor i Virginias milits, men hans helbred svigtede hurtigt, og han døde et år senere i Abingdon, Virginia, hvor han ligger begravet på Sinking Spring kirkegården.