obi ography , ▁E wing ▁describes ▁an ▁incident ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁with ▁Colonel ▁August us ▁Mo or , ▁who ▁had ▁struck ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁E wing ' s ▁regiment ▁with ▁his ▁sword ▁when ▁the ▁en list ed ▁soldier ▁had ▁fallen ▁out ▁of ▁a ▁march . ▁E wing ▁immediately ▁confront ed ▁Mo or . ▁In ▁his ▁own ▁words : ▁ ▁Colonel ▁Mo or ▁quickly ▁apolog ized . ▁While ▁General ▁E wing ▁respect ed ▁the ▁discipline ▁of ▁the ▁German ▁regiment , ▁he ▁preferred ▁a ▁different ▁atmosphere ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁command , ▁better ▁su ited ▁to ▁Americans . ▁He ▁was ▁capable ▁of ▁recogn izing ▁the ▁military ▁tradition ▁of ▁other ▁units ▁while ▁accommod ating ▁the ▁unique ▁needs ▁of ▁his ▁own . ▁General ▁E wing ▁was ▁ordered ▁to ▁North ▁Carolina ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 5 , ▁and ▁was ▁planning ▁an ▁expedition ▁up ▁the ▁Ro ano ke ▁river ▁to ▁co - oper ate ▁with ▁the ▁Army ▁of ▁the ▁James , ▁when ▁Lee ▁surrender ed . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 4 , ▁E wing ▁suffered ▁an ▁attack ▁of ▁r he um at ism , ▁and ▁received ▁treatment ▁several ▁times ▁there after , ▁often ▁being ▁conf ined ▁to ▁his ▁chair . ▁He ▁was ▁likely ▁pro str ated ▁with ▁ill ness ▁as ▁Commander ▁of ▁Louis ville ▁during ▁Bur bridge ' s ▁mad ness ▁in ▁Kentucky . ▁He ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁bre vet ▁major ▁general ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 8 6 5 . ▁After ▁leaving ▁the ▁Army , ▁he ▁experienced ▁pain ful