Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1864-01-20
The boyy had told them the place Of resi-.

dence of lady friend; thither they bent
their steps, and were received with she wild.
est demonstrations of joy and hospitality.
They were afraid to tarry long, Horses
were Immediately procured for them, and
at that day, 18th November, they rode
to the town Of Union, in Boone county,
20 miles from Covington. There they
stayed all night and the next day, leaving
on the night of the 10th, with volunteer
guides and travelling by neighborhood and
by.roads, passing through Gallatin county,
to the Owen county line, where they stop.
ped with friend and spent the day Of the
3Oth. They resumed their travels at night,
passing through New Liberty, crossed the
Kentucky river, and ga. M, on che first of
December, stopped twelve miles, the other
side of New Castle. Pushing on that day,
they arrived at night, eight miles this side
of Shelbyville, where they spent the day Of
the I'd, with their friends, meeting with o
glorious reception: At night they departed
again, passing through ,Taylorsville, and
reached the vicinity of. Bardstown at s O..
clock, onsthe *morniug of the Sd. Here
they:remained oversti the night of the 4th,
having received a most cordial greeting aud
unbounded hospitality Again advancing
they passed through glorious old Nelson
county, stopping on Rolling Fork. On the
9th, they laid over, and at night reached
the vicinity of Greensburg, passing between
the pickets of the enemy and their base
The fugitives had been Joined by four 9th
ers, and the party now consisted Of six
They remained concealed inside of the ene-
:my's pickets during the day of the 9Th
Their trip through Kentucky had d.been one
grand ovation, the ladies going wild with
joy, and the men offering them everything
in their power, showing thatthe true spirit
still breathes in that down trodden State.
On the night Of the 9th, they procured
guides to proceed to Cumberland river, the
road being thickly lined with Yankees
At 10 o'clock, a. M, on the 7th, they reach.
ed Cumberland, 9 miles below Burksville,
having travelled 60 miles that night, and
crossed the river in canoe, swimming their
horses and passing for Federal cavalry
That night they stayed at the house of a good
Union friend, who, supposipg them to be.
long to Jacobs cavalry, took the best care
of them. On the 9Th they passed into Over
ton county, Tennessee, following in the
rear of large Yankee scouting party, whom
they learned were 10 hot chase after Nor
gan-!!- The General here learning that a
number Of escaped, prisoners Of his com
mand wefe in the vicinity, 9 portion being
under Capt. Ray, he determined to wait
until they could be collected, and take them
out--for which purpose be laid oyer until
the 18th December.
The squad was now increased to forty men
under command of Captain Hines, and eros.
sing spur of the Cumberland sby way Of
GrossYille, between Sparta and Knoxville,
they arrived at Bridges Ferry, on the Ten
nessee river, at 10 o'clock on the morning
Of thes13th, There being NO boat skiff to
cross, the party was compelled to fell trees
to make a raft. This ferry was within two
miles and half of q. Yankee cavalry camp.
By two, p. M, they had succeeded in eros
sing 25 men and six horses. At this time
cavalry force of the enemy appeared on
the north side Of the river, and fired upon
the party, who had been engaged making
the raft. Thesenemy aucceeded.in captur-
ing three or-foar men, bnt the others made
their escape back into Tennessee. AT the
same moment the. enemy also appeared on
the south side of e,sriyer, when General
Morgan, Hines, and four others, mounted
theirshorses escape. After riding two
miles and half from the river, Hines rode
up to house for the purpose of procuring
a guide, leaving Morgan and the other men
in the road. Hines had obtained the guide,
when he heard Morgan, halloo to him, and
soon after party Of cavalry dashed up to-
wards Hines, which, at hrst he took for
part of our men, until they approached so
close that escape was impossible. Hines,
had on Yankee gun cloth which covered
his clothes, and seeing that they took him
for an 'abolish," he feigned to be a Van.
kee The abolish Captain riding up, asked,
"who are you ?" "One of you" replied H.
"Where are the Rebs ?" asked the Captain.
."They have just gone this road 1; come on
and we will catch them," said Hines, RI
ding off in the opposite direction from that
taken by Morgan, who at the time was noar
the foot of a hill, and was thus enabled to
escape. Thepsrty followed Hines, but soon
after discovered him to be true rebel, and
taking away his arms, they threatened to
hang him for misleading them.
p Hines was carried across the river to
their camps and put under guard. He pass:
ed off for private under the name of Bull
lit. That night he eat up several letters
and private papers, besides the notes of his
trip, which would have condemned him,
thus making paper supper, which probab-
ly saved his neck. The evening of the l4th
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, .sand suspected Hines as
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 yerv Kindly and asked him