However, area slaveowners suspected that the group was colluding with pro-Union forces from out of state, and on the morning of October 1 state troops led by Colonel James G. Bourland began arresting suspected Unionists.
However, area slaveowners suspected that the group was colluding with pro-Union forces from out of state and notified authorities about the incidents. On the morning of October 1,1862, state troops led by Colonel James G. Bourland began arresting suspected Unionists.