 Promoted to the permanent rank of colonel on January 2 , 1881 , Raynolds continued serving with the Corps of Engineers supporting a variety of harbor and river navigational improvements until his retirement in 1884 , after a military career that spanned 40 years . As he approached retirement , Raynolds was elected a trustee of the Presbyterian Church . According to West Point classmate Joseph Reynolds , who saw him at the West Point graduates reunion in 1893 , Raynolds maintained a vigorous and healthy appearance long after his retirement , his brown hair , " then but slightly sprinkled with gray " . Raynolds died on October 18 , 1894 in Detroit , Michigan , leaving his widow a substantial estate for the time , estimated at between US $ 50 @,@ 000 ( $ 1 @,@ 422 @,@ 200 today ) and $ 100 @,@ 000 ( $ 2 @,@ 844 @,@ 400 today ) . After providing for his widow , his will directed that after her death , the entire estate would be donated to the Presbyterian Church . Raynolds was interred in West Lawn Cemetery in Canton , Ohio . 
