Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1864-02-04


Hines rode up to house for the purpose of
procuring guide, leaving Morgan and the
other men in the road. Hines had obtain
ed the guide when he heard Morgan halloo
to him, and soon after party of cavalry
dashed up toward Hines, which, at first,
he took for part of our men, until they
approached so close that escape was impos-
sible. Hines had on q Yankee gun-cloth
which covered his clothes, and seeing that
they took him for Yankee, he feigned
to be one. The Yankee Captain rode up
and asked:
''Who are you p
Zone Of you,' replied Hines.
''Where are the rebels2" asked the Cap
tain.
'"They have just gone down this road ;
come on and we will catch them," said
Hines, riding of, in an opposite direction
| from that taken by Morgan, who, at this
time, was near the foot of the hill, and was
thus enabled to escape.
! The party followed Hines, but soon after
discovered him to be true rebel, and tax
ing away his arms; they threatened to hang
him for misleading them.
Hines was carried across the river to their
camps and put under guard He passed
for private under the name of Bullitt.
That night he ate up several letters and
private papers, besides the notes of his
trip, which would have condemned him,
thus making paper supper, which proba-
bly, saved his neck. On the evening of the
18th the Captain returned from the scout,
and reported that the rebels had escaped
He had learned from citizen that Morgan
was one Of the party, and suspected Hines
; of being an escaped prisoner. He charged
him with being Confederate officer and
questioned him very closely.
In order to gain Hines confidence, and
to pump him, he treated him very kindly,
and asked him to go to Union mans house
and take supper
On leaving the house, about nine P. NJ
which was half mile from the camp, after
getting off about ten steps, the Yankee
Captain remembered he had left his shawl
and went back. The night was dark, and
Hines struggled with himself to gain his
consent to escape, but considering the con-
fidence and kindness of the officer he con
cluded to wait until he got out of his hands
Hines remained in camp under guard dur
ing the night of the 14th, and the mex
morning was sent to Kingston, with an es
cort of ten men, where he was placed il
jail, and kept for five days without fire, ant
almost without food. Here he found thre,
, of his comrades who had been captured OIL
the other side of the river
{ On the Goth, he and his three compan
ions, William and Robert Church, AM
. Smith, of the Third Kentucky Cavalry
| were sent to the camp Of the Third Ken
: lucky Yankee Infantry, opposite Loudon
on the Tennessee River, nineteen mile
= from Kingston The prisoners were con
= fined in small house in the centre of tn
camp, the timber being cut down in ever
Y dHettion for half mile, and there beinj
! but one path leading to the mountain iron
| the camp, which was closely guarded. Tha
, night it was bright moonlight, but the mool
. went down just before daylight.
= Hines and his companions, by agreement
under pretenSe Of being very cold, dresse,
themselves at the time and set down will
the guards around the fire. At given sig
nal his comrades rose and stood around tn
g fire, while Hines keeping one ofthe guard
n busily engaged, talking, quietly approaches
| the door unobserved raising the latch
giving the wink at the same time to hi
/ friends Then turning suddenly, he threy
Il the door wide open, and said, with com
It posure:
- " Gentlemen, we have remained her
- long enough it is time we were going"
Il The guards were struck dumb with SUI
c prise, and thought it joke. But befor
,, they could recover their senses, Hines flc'
Q past the guards in front of the house, an
l. ran like deer for the woods. He heard
: struggle for a moment nearthe house, an
d then volley of Minnie balls whizzed b
him. His three comrades must have bee
D. caught. The enemy pursued him to tn
e wood and up the mountain for three-qua
ters of mile, when they lost his tracl
s. Hines travelled six miles across the mouI
lie tains that morning, and lay concealed dt
&c ing the day. At night he approached
e house in valley, and finding the occupar
m Unionist, he passed himself off as Yar
IS kee Government agent.
1t In conversing about the rebels, the UnioI
t. list said there were Il few still lurking abou
1t but as the river was well guarded, thel
y were but few places they could cross at, an
$ mentioned one place five miles below Loi
'e don, where he said a rebel lived who kept
l, canoe. Hines made an excuse to go o
d that night, and proceeded to the Ferry il
:, dicated, where he found the canoe and GRO
N sed the river. He soon found many frionC
n on the South side of the river to aid hin
l. and travelling altogether by night till OF
, Of danger, he finally arrived at Dalton, Ga
If on the evening of the Goth of Decembe
Y having walked the whole distance fro
1f Loudon.
, Gaining Strength.