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On October 16, 1861, Nancy was to move in with her sister and brother-in-law. It was getting time for Nancy to come, when about dusk a part of Union Soldiers rode into the yard. They told William that he had to make a speech in the town of Spencer, then next day in favor of the Union and they had come to escort him into town that night. While William was getting ready, the Union Soldier's poked about as if searching for someone. They found Mary propped up in bed with several pillows and a large bolster behind her back. They apologized profusely for invading the bedroom and left. Nancy breathed easier from inside the bolster-cover where she had taken refuge. William Price never got to Spencer, he was found three days later, shot in the back near another farm on the road to Spencer. The hatred Nancy had for the Union Soldiers blazed anew. Nancy's next door neighbor's the Kelly's had two son's join the Confederate Army. The Kelly's threw a big going away party, which Nancy attended. While the party was going on, Union Soldiers marched past the house in the moonlight. The music stopped, she threw her hands over her head and shouted "HURRAH FOR JEFF DAVIS" . Four rifles flashed and four minie balls struck the front stoop, one of then lodged in the door facing Nancy. Three nights later she saddled up and rode away and her career as a Confederate Spy began. |
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