The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1864-01-28

lures. We pick him up whers Morgan
dropped him, IS we find the story in the
Richmond Wig:
At the same moment the enemy also
appeared on the south side of the river,
when Gen. Morgan, Hines and four others
mounted their horses to escape. After
riding two miles and half from the
river, Hines rode up to > house for the
purpose Of procuring q guide, leaving
Morgan and the other men In the road.
Hines had obtained the guide when he
heard Morgan halloo 20 him, and soon
after 3 party Of cavalry dashed up to-
ward Hines, which, at first, be took for
= part of our men, until they ap-
preached SO close that escape was
impossible. Hines had on . Yankee
gum cloth which covered has clothes, and
seeing that they took him for an 'abo-
ish," he feigned TO be = Yankee. The
abolish Captain riding up, asked, "WhO
are your" Gone of you, replied Hines
"Where are the rebels" asked the Cap
tain. "They have just gone down this
road; come on and we viii catch them"
said Hines, riding off in the opposite di-
rectiOn from that taken by Morgan, who,
at the time, was near the foot Of the hill,
and was thus enabled TO escape. The
party followed Hines, but soon after dis
covered him to be 3 true rebel, and TAX
ing away his arms, they threatened to
shoot him for misleading them.
Hines was carried across the river to
their camps and put under guard. He
passed off for private under the name
of Bullitt. That night be ate up several
letters and private papers, besides the
notes of his trip, which would have con-
demned him, thus making q paper sup
per, which probably saved his neck. On
the evening Of the 18th, the Captain re-
turned from the scout, and reported that
the rebels had escaped. He had leaned
from a citizen that Morgan was one of
the party; and suspected Hines of being
an escaped prisoner. He charged him
with being a Confederate officer, and
questioned him very closely. In order
to gain Hines confidence, and to pump
him, be treated him very kindly, and
asked him to go to a Union mans house
to take supper.
On leaving the house, about P. NJ,
which was half =. mile from the camp,
after getting off about ten steps, the
"ysnk' 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
confidence and kindness of the officer he
concluded TO wait until be got out of his
hands. Hines remained in camp uuder
guard during the night Of the 14th, and
tue next morning was sent TO Kingston
with an escort OF ten men, where be was
placed in jail, and kept for five days
without fire, and almost without food.
Here be found three of his comrades who
had been captured ON the other side of
the river. On the 10Th, he and his three
companions, William and Robert Church,
and Smith, of the Sd Kentucky Cavalry,
were sent to the camp Of the Sd Yankee
Kentucky Infantry, opposite to LoudOn,
on the Tennessee River, nineteen miles
from Kingston. The prisoners were con-
fined In small house in the center Of the
camp, the timber being cut down in eve
ry direction for half . mile, and there
being but one path leading to the noun
tain from the camp, which was closely
guarded. That night it was bright moon
light, bat the moon went down Just be-
fore daylight
Hines and his companions, by agree
ment, under pretense Of being very cold,
dressed themselves at the time, and sat
down with the guards round the fire.
at given signal his comrades rose and
stood around the fire, while Hines, keeping
one of the guards busily engaged talking
quietly approached the door unobserved,
raising the latch, giving the wink at the
same time to his friends. Then, turning
be threw the door wide open,
and said, with cOmpOsure, "Gentlemen,
time we were going" The guar ds were
struck dumb with surprise, and thought
it at joke. But before they could recover
their senses, Hines dew past the guards
in front Of the house, and ran like = deer
for the woods. He heard q struggle for
> moment near the house, and then 3 vol
ley Of Minnie balls whizzed by him.
His three comrades must have been
caught. The enemy pursued him to the
wood and up the mountain for three
quarters Of mile, when they lost bis
track.
Hines travelled six miles across the
that morning and lay con-
'ealed during the day. at night be ap-
preached house in = valley, and ind
ing the occupants = Unionist he passed |
himself off as . Yankee government /
agent. In cOnversing about the rebels,
.he Unionist said there were . few still I
lurking about ; bat 80 the river was well
guarded, there were bat few places they
could cross at, and mentioned one place
i've miles below LOudOn, where be said
/ rebel lived who kept . canoe. Hines
made an excuse to 90 on that night, and
proceeded 10 the ferry indicated, where
be found the canoe aud crossed the riV-
u. lie soon found many friends on the
south side of the river 10 aid him, and
travelling altogether By night till out Of
LANCER, be finally arrived at Dalton, Ga,
n the evening Of the 18th December,
iaVing walked the whole distance from
1oudon.