He was commissioned commodore 15 August 1870 and was in charge of the Mediterranean Squadron from October 1870 until November 1871. From 1872 to 1874, he commanded the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
After receiving his rear admiral's commission 5 June 1874, he commanded the North Atlantic Squadron until February 1876, during a part of which time he cooperated efficiently with General William H. Emory and General Philip Sheridan, who were successively in command of New Orleans.
He was governor of the Naval Asylum in Philadelphia from 1876 to 1879, when he was retired from active service, and he made, to the close of his life, his home in Philadelphia, dying at one of its summer resorts.
"No government or people," says one who knew him well, "ever had a more gallant and faithful public servant; and he was as modest, as genial, as gentle, and as kind as he was faithful and brave."
--Old B-Runner
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