ined ▁the ▁reputation ▁of ▁the ▁latter . ▁E wing ▁was ▁also ▁present ▁in ▁Kentucky ▁during ▁Major ▁General ▁Stephen ▁G . ▁Bur bridge ' s ▁" re ign ▁of ▁terror ", ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁to ▁opp ose ▁Bur bridge ' s ▁har sh ▁policies ▁against ▁civ ili ans , ▁but ▁was ▁ham per ed ▁by ▁deb il it ating ▁r he um at ism . ▁He ▁ended ▁the ▁war ▁with ▁an ▁independent ▁command , ▁a ▁sign ▁he ▁held ▁the ▁confidence ▁of ▁his ▁super iors , ▁acting ▁in ▁concert ▁with ▁Sh erman ▁to ▁trap ▁Confeder ate ▁Gen . ▁Joseph ▁E . ▁John ston ▁in ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁E wing ▁spent ▁time ▁as ▁Amb assador ▁to ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁noted ▁author . ▁He ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 ▁on ▁his ▁family ▁farm . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁career ▁Hugh ▁E wing ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Lanc aster , ▁Ohio . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Military ▁Academy ▁at ▁West ▁Point , ▁but ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁res ign ▁on ▁the ▁e ve ▁of ▁gradu ation ▁after ▁failing ▁an ▁engineering ▁exam , ▁which ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁embar rass ment ▁to ▁his ▁family . ▁While ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁cad et ▁corps , ▁he ▁was ▁close ▁friends ▁with ▁future ▁Union ▁gener als ▁ ▁John ▁B uf ord ▁Jr ., ▁Nathan iel ▁C . ▁Mc Le an , ▁and ▁John ▁C . ▁T id ball . ▁His ▁father ▁appointed ▁Philip ▁Sher idan ▁to ▁the ▁open ▁seat . ▁ ▁During ▁the