Stuart's title of "Major," on the contrary, adhered to him through life.

He was best known as "Major Stuart" down to the time of his death, which occurred early in the winter of 1886.
The time for which Captain Lincoln's company enlisted soon ran by, but the trouble with the Indians not being ended Governor Reynolds called for a second body of volunteers.

Lincoln again responded, and was enrolled as a private in the independent company commanded by Elijah Iles of Springfield.

A note of this occurrence, made in 1868 by Captain Iles, contains the following statement: "The term of Governor Reynolds's first call being about to expire, he made a second call, and the first levy was disbanded.

I was elected a captain of one of the companies.