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Birthplace of Hines

Capt. Thomas Henry Hines enlisted in the Confederate Army, 1861. With Brig. Gen. John H. Morgan, 1862-63. Captured, July 1863, in Ohio with Morgan. Led escape from Federal prison, Nov. 1863. Leader of northwest conspiracy 1864. Termed most dangerous man of Confederacy. Ky. Court of Appeals, 1878-98. Born, 1838; lived Bowling Green. Buried Fairview Cemetery, 1898.