Major General William S. Rosecrans took command of the Army of the Ohio and the subsequent reorganization as the Army of the Cumberland left Gilbert without a permanent command. He commanded the 10th Provisional Division in Tennessee at the Battle of Harpeth.
In July 1863 he was assigned to the East on administrative duty, serving as assistant provost marshal general and chief mustering officer in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and later Hartford, Connecticut, for the remainder of the war.
AFTER THE WAR
Gilbert served on the frontier after the war with the 28th U.S. and 7th U.S. Infantry Regiments.
When he retired in 1986, he was commanding officer of the 17th U.S. Infantry with the rank of colonel.
He died in Baltimore, Maryland, on January 17, 1903, amd is buried at Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky.
He was the brother of Union Brigadier General Samuel A. Gilbert and uncle to Samuel's son Cass Gilbert.
--Old Secesh
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