 After the War, Rouse returned to Virginia, where he served as an assistant to the "Richmond Times-Dispatch's" editor, Virginius Dabney, and later as the paper's Sunday Editor.In later life Rouse wrote a weekly column about Tidewater Virginia for the Newport News "Daily Press".Rouse combined his love of early Virginia history with his exceptional writing skills to produce 22 books and hundreds of newspaper columns on Virginia history, all marked by their author's innate grace, humor, and storytelling talent.