, 1864-01-19


the train, for fear that when the sentinel past
ed bis round ut o'clock their absence might
be discovered
The train was due in Cincinnati at six
oclock. Ihls vas the hour at which they
their escape would then be discovered. In =
rev moments after It would be known all
over the country. The train, having been de-
tanned at Aenta, was running very rapidly to
mnke mp the time It was already past G
oelock. The General said to Capt. Hines,
daad Is ,at after si5 Il We 60 to the depot We are
Hinesr Of he went, and fell heels over
head IN the mud. Another severe turn Of the
brake and the General jumped. He WIS more
successful and lighted on his feet. There
werc some soldiers near who remarked,
"Ehat in the HI do you mean BY jumping
OF the cars here? The General. replied !:
what in the d-l is the use ofny going into
town when I live here; and, besides, what
business is it Of yourss"
They went Immediately to the river: They
found skif1, but no oars. Soon little boy
came over, and appeared to be whiting.
What are you waiting for?" said tho Gene
ral II am waiting for my load" .4Whht is
tic price Of a loadY' ssTwo dollars" swell;
as We are tired md hungry, nc viii give youi
1ne Two Two &c dollars and yon can put Us oTSI."
-. lFes" s;Just a short distance from
sYes, sir.'' Tie house wus T reached, q line
breakfast was soon obtained, money and
horse furnished, good Woman's prayer be-
slowed, and Of he went From there, for
ward through Kentucky, everybody vied with
each other as to who should show him tho
most attention-eyen to the negroes; and
young ladies' Of refinement begged the honor
to cook his meals.
He remained IN Kentucky some days, feel
f1RFfnNflv p{n N311 I'D
vile for many little things he wanted. Went
to Bardstown and found n Federal regiment
Ind just arrived there looking for him. Re-
maincd here and about for three or four days,
and then struck out for Dixie, sometimes dis
guisiDg himself as q Government cattle con-
tractor, and buying large lot Of cattle; ut
other times quartermastcr, until he got to
tile Tennessee river. Here be found a1l mems
Of transportation destroyed, and the bank
strongly guarded, but with the assistance of
about thirty Others, who bad recognized him
and joined him in spite OF his renonstrances,
he succeeded in making q NIT, and he and
Capt. Hines crossed. over. His escort, with
heroic selfeecridcc. refused to cross until be
was eately over. He then hired negro to
get bis horse over, paying him so Tor 1t.
The river was SO high that the horse came
near drowning, and after. more than one
hours struggling with the stream was pulled
out so exhausted as scarcely to be able to
STAND.
The General threw blanket on him and
commenced to walk him, when, he says, he
was seized with presentImcnt that he would
be attacked, and remarked to Capt. Hines,
commenced saddflng his horse. He had hard
tho Mimic balls. He bounced on lis horse,
and the noble animal appearing to he inspired
With new vigor, bounded Off like deer up
fellows on the opposite side they were ifsap-
pea1ipg up tile river bank, fired upon By d
whole regiment Of Yankees. By this time it
was dark, and nlso raining. &c knew that
Perfect Gordon Of fpickets would surround the
loot OF the mountain, and If he remained
there until morning he would be lost, So he
commenced to descend AS he neared the
foot, leading his horse, he CAME almost In
Iersonal contact with q picket. His tlrstim-
PULSE vas to kill him, but finding him asleep
! J. determined to let him sleep on. He made
he knew lived near there, and passed himself
gu as Captain Quartermaster of
Hunts regiment, who wcs On his way to
Athens, Tenn., to procure supplies of sugar
and coffee for the Union people OF the conn
Try, The lady, who appeared to he asleep
her husband, at the mention Of sugar and |
coffee, jumped out Of bed in her night clothes,
md said, s..Thank God for that, for NC amt |
seen any resl coffee up here for God knows |
how 1ong!" She was SO delighted at the |
prospect that she made up a fire and cooked |
General remarked that he understood some
rebels had tried to cross the river this after
ucon." "Ycs," said the woman, "but our !
Ecn killed some TN um, and driv tie rest I
back" snow" says the General, II know
tint, hnt didn't como Of them get oycr"
"Yes, " was her reply, "bnt they are on the !
mountain and can't get down without being
Killed, as every road Is stopped up" He then
get to Athens'by tomorrow night, or may
lose that eugar md coffee, and I nm afraid to
60 DOWN , on On, any of the roads, for fear my own
The fear Of losing that sugar aad coffee
Brought her again to oanaccommodatins an mood
and She replied: "Wh;, Panl, kant yo1 show
TIC captain through our farm, that roal down
Dy the field ~ The General says, "of course
cold, ! viii givc you $40 lin gold), to help you
along The gold, and the prospect Of sugar
md coffee, Wa6 too much for any poor mans
nerves, and he yielded, and getting on horse
be took them seven miles to the big road.
From this tine forward llc had i series of
adventures and escapes, all very wonderful,
until he got near another river in Tennessee,
when he resolved to so up to d house and find
the way. Hines vent to the house while
tie General stood in the road. Hearing body
Of caralry come dashfny up behind him, be
passed By without observing him. They went
after Hines, and, poor fellow, he las
not been heard Of since. How sad to think
That he should be either captured or killed
aftcr SO many brayc efforts, not only in bis
oWn behalf, but also in that of the General, |
Tor the General says that 1t Is owing chiefly
to Hines enterprise and skill that they made |
their escape.
When he arrived at the river referred TO
nbove, he tried to get over, intending to stop
TINT night With good Southern man on the |.
otter side He could not get over, mud had
next morning he went to the house that he
bad sought the night previous, and found the
track OF tie Yankees scarcely cold. They had |
been there all night, expecting that he would
come there, and Lad murdered everybody
Nho ~ @ had attempted to reach the house, with
cut bniling them. In pursuing this brutal |
ccnFse, they had killed three young men,
ceiehGors of this gentleman, and went away, |
leaving their dead bodies on the ground,
After he Lad crossed 0key's River, and got
1oN into Middle Tennessee, he found 1t al
most Impossible to agofd recognition. at
onc time he passed some poor women and
inc of them CONNER ced clapping her hands
Ind said, ''Oh, know who that Isl" but,
'atching herself, she stopped short, and pass I
d on with her companions.
Inc Gcnera1 says that Ills escape was made
ntire]y without assistance from any one on
he outside, and, SO far as he knows, also
Without their knowledge of his intention;
lat the announcement Of his arrival ut To- .
onto was one of those. fortnitous coInci-
'cnccs that cannot be accounted for; TINT It
ssisted him materially, no doubt. In fnct,
.e says that bis twife's prayers saved him, !
nd, US this is the most agreeable way Of cx-
'lniningit he is determined to believe it.
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