 Therefore, Robert Edgar Cail, Don W. Thomson, Ishiguro, and Scott have praised Moody for his contribution, the latter accusing Ormsby of being ‘adamant in her dislike of Colonel Moody’ despite the evidence, and almost all biographies of Moody, including those of the Institution of Civil Engineers, the Royal Engineers, and the British Columbia Historical Association, are flattering.Royal Engineers, Columbia Detachment was disbanded in July 1863.The Moody family - now consisting of Moody, his wife, and seven legitimate children - and the 22 Royal Engineers who wished to return to England, who had 8 wives between them - departed for England.