ɐmˈɪd ðə kɹˈækdaʊn dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪ ˈæftɚmˌæθ ʌvðɪ ˈiːst tˌɛnəsˈiː bɹˈɪdʒ bˈɜːnɪŋz ɪn noʊvˈɛmbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti wˈʌn, kɹˈʌtʃfiːld wʌz ɚɹˈɛstᵻd baɪ kənfˈɛdɚɹət ɐθˈɔːɹɪɾiz, bˌʌt mˈænɪdʒd tʊ ɛskˈeɪp.
Amid the crackdown during the aftermath of the East Tennessee bridge burnings in November 1861, Crutchfield was arrested by Confederate authorities, but managed to escape.