Stringfellow refused to take the loyalty oath after the war and moved to Canada.
He returned to Alexandria, Virginia in 1867, enrolling at what became the Virginia Theological Seminary and marrying his high school sweetheart, Emma Green with whom he had four children: Ida (born 1867), Alice Lee (Born 1871), Frank (born 1881) and John Stanton (born 1883).

After graduating, from Virginia Theological Seminary, he was ordained an Episcopal priest in 1876.
 Rev. Stringfellow served in various parishes in Virginia, including in Franklin, Patrick, and Henry Counties.
As rector, Rev. Stringfellow led the campaign that built Christ Episcopal Church in Martinsville in the 1890s, but moved on soon after the building was finished.
At age 57, Rev. Stringfellow enlisted as a chaplain in the U.S. Army, after obtaining a reference from former President Grant, who noted Stringfellow had refrained from shooting him years earlier.
During the Spanish–American War in 1898, Stringfellow served as a minister for the camps.
He considered ministry among fellow Confederate veterans as his mission, and often regaled audiences with stories about his military escapades.
He also became the first chaplain of the Woodberry Forest School, a male boarding school in Madison, Virginia, which had been established by a fellow Mosby Ranger in 1889.

During his postwar years, Stringfellow maintained contact with his Civil War era acquaintances.
Notably, he continued correspondence with Jefferson Davis regarding the nature of the Confederate government during the war years.

Stringfellow ultimately retired to Alexandria.
He died in Lindsay, Virginia on June 8, 1913, and is buried beside his wife Emma at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Alexandria, Virginia.
Stringfellow refused to take the loyalty oath after the war and moved to Canada. He returned to Alexandria, Virginia in 1867, enrolling at what became the Virginia Theological Seminary and marrying his high school sweetheart, Emma Green with whom he had four children: Ida (born 1867), Alice Lee (Born 1871), Frank (born 1881) and John Stanton (born 1883).
After graduating, from Virginia Theological Seminary, he was ordained an Episcopal priest in 1876.  Rev. Stringfellow served in various parishes in Virginia, including in Franklin, Patrick, and Henry Counties. As rector, Rev. Stringfellow led the campaign that built Christ Episcopal Church in Martinsville in the 1890s, but moved on soon after the building was finished. At age 57, Rev. Stringfellow enlisted as a chaplain in the U.S. Army, after obtaining a reference from former President Grant, who noted Stringfellow had refrained from shooting him years earlier. During the Spanish–American War in 1898, Stringfellow served as a minister for the camps. He considered ministry among fellow Confederate veterans as his mission, and often regaled audiences with stories about his military escapades. He also became the first chaplain of the Woodberry Forest School, a male boarding school in Madison, Virginia, which had been established by a fellow Mosby Ranger in 1889.
During his postwar years, Stringfellow maintained contact with his Civil War era acquaintances. Notably, he continued correspondence with Jefferson Davis regarding the nature of the Confederate government during the war years.
Stringfellow ultimately retired to Alexandria. He died in Lindsay, Virginia on June 8, 1913, and is buried beside his wife Emma at Ivy Hill Cemetery in Alexandria, Virginia.
Benjamin Franklin Stringfellow (1840–1913)