in 1862, abraham lincoln appointed daily hospital chaplain at st. louis, where he remained until the end of the war in 1865. daily was associated with the louisiana conference in 1869, and was appointed in turn to the baton rouge district and the upper coast district, each for a four-year term. next he was appointed to the north new orleans district but became seriously ill shortly after and died a few days later on february 5, 1877. a few months after his death his remains were moved to madison, indiana.