. Famous adventures and prison escapes of the civil war . ficials would, in all probability, know of our escape,and telegraph to intercept us. In fact, they did tele-graph in every direction, and offered a reward forour recapture. Instead, then, of going to the depotin Cincinnati, we got off, while the train was movingslowly, in the outskirts of the city, near LudlowFerry, on the Ohio River. Groing directly to the ferrywe were crossed over in a skiff and landed immedi-ately in front of the residence of Mrs. Ludlow. Werang the door-bell, a servant came, and Gleneral Mor-gan wrote upon a visitin
. Famous adventures and prison escapes of the civil war . ficials would, in all probability, know of our escape,and telegraph to intercept us. In fact, they did tele-graph in every direction, and offered a reward forour recapture. Instead, then, of going to the depotin Cincinnati, we got off, while the train was movingslowly, in the outskirts of the city, near LudlowFerry, on the Ohio River. Groing directly to the ferrywe were crossed over in a skiff and landed immedi-ately in front of the residence of Mrs. Ludlow. Werang the door-bell, a servant came, and Gleneral Mor-gan wrote upon a visiting-card, General Morgan andCaptain Hines, escaped. We were warmly received,took a cup of coffee with the family, were furnisheda guide, and walked some three miles in the country,where we were furnished horses. Thence we wentthrough Florence to Union, in Boone County, Ken-tucky, where we took supper with Daniel Piatt. Onmaking ourselves known to Mr. Piatt, who had twosons in our command, we were treated with the most A KOMANCE OF MORGANS EOUGH-EIDEES 171. OVEK THE PRISON WALL. cordial hospitality and kindness by the entire there met Dr. John J. Dulaney of Florence, Ken-tucky, who was of great benefit in giving us informa-tion as to the best route. That night we went to , near Union,—who also had gallant sons inour command,—where we remained concealed until 172 ADVENTUEES AND ESCAPES IN THE CIVIL WAR the next night, and where friends supplied us withfresh horses and a pair of pistols each. On the evening of the 29th of November we leftUnion with a voluntary guide, passed through theeastern edge of Gallatin County, and after travelingall night spent the day of the 30th at the house ofa friend on the Owen County line. Passing throughNew Liberty, in Owen County, and crossing the Ken-tucky River at the ferry on the road to New Castle,in Henry County, we stopped at the house of at 2 a. m., December 1. Our guide did notknow the people nor the roads fa
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