 The soldiers never looked at the faces under the umbrellas, and as a result, Hines sneaked out of the house and left Chicago.In October 1864, Hines again went to Cincinnati, after crossing covertly through Indiana, where Union troops had again sought him.This time, with the help of friends whose home he hid in, Hines concealed himself in an old closet obscured by mortar and red bricks, where he avoided detection by the Union troops who inspected the house.