 Turner remained in command of the XXIV Corps, as brevet Major General of Volunteers responsible for overseeing occupied Virginia when he was mustered out of the volunteer service on September 1, 1866.He commanded the District of Henrico, Virginia (including Richmond, the former Confederate capitol city) from June 9, 1865 until April 6, 1866, and the entire Department of Virginia from April 7 until May 17.Part of his responsibility in Virginia was re-establishing the local government and persuading it to take responsibility for law enforcement as well as support of unemployed persons (both former soldiers and former slaves).