Morgan had sent spy Thomas Hines and…
July 1863 CE
After visiting the local Copperhead leader, Dr. William A. Bowles, Hines had learned that no desired support would be forthcoming.
He and his scouts had soon been identified as actually being Confederates, and, in a small skirmish near Leavenworth, Indiana, Hines had had to abandon his men as he swims across the Ohio River under gunfire.
He has wandered around Kentucky for a week seeking information on Morgan's whereabouts.