He retired in 1913 but returned for a period in the Army after the United States entered World War I, being commissioned as a captain. He retired to Billings, Montana where he resided with his wife until her death in 1943.
He stepped down in 1913 but rejoined the Army temporarily after the United States entered World War I, being promoted to captain. He moved to Billings, Montana, where he lived with his wife until her passing in 1943.