When I was looking up the Civil War service records of several Hays relatives in Jackson Co. apparently they were impressed into Union service early in the war and when it became obvious that they were not willing to fight they were relieved from service/discharged and exiled out of the state. Several then joined the Confederates or the guerrillas. An older Dickerson relative in Howard Co. posted bond while several of his sons joined Poindexter company, one joined Quantrill's guerrillas in 1864 during Price's raid and I think at least one son left the state. One son (Warrington/Washington C. Dickerson) who served with Poindexter was enrolled in Dozier's Boone Co. VMM 27 May 1865 but only served 3 days to 30 Jun 1865. Eliza Dickerson, Warrington's mother, wrote the following account on 23 May (probably 1865)from Fayette, Howard Co. (The Watts Hays Letters, Letter 65):

My son wavington(51) come home last week, left the army the 3 of march, there is manny coming home, i feel like i can hardly live under the presant appearance of things, it is two sad to think of, the most disgraseful downfall that ever a hy minded people had to baire. i think the leeders deserves punishment for flattering the people so long and getting so manny in trouble, waveyington come in to see mee and went to headquarters and showed his papers to the Capton, told him he cold goe whare he pleased, he stayed all night But i did not feel right about his staying, all said no danger but at midnight their come a dozen privaty and a Sargent of a very bad company that has bin stationed heare for a yeare, that is in a habit of beeting anny boddy they please nearly to death and caled for him, i ansered them, they told mee they wold have him or tare my house down. o Sister cant tell you my feelings i exspected it wold bee death, i ast permision to put on my dress before i opnd the door. while they was waiting i told warry all cold save him cold bee to raise the athoritys. i run upstairs and put my head out of the window and Screamed at the top of my voise. one of my neighbors ladys come runing to my house, they drove her back but she run up the street and raised the Capton. he come in haste but they Broke my door and took him. the Capton met him and took him to his rooms and kept him all night, i dont know whether he will stay heare or not, there is none of mine in the army now, the lord only nows what will become of them, i dont.

I read a diary online of a young Howard Co. guy who didn't want to fight so he and some of his friends hid out in the woods. When evading capture became difficult he went north to Illinois and worked on a farm for a while. When he returned he still had to hide out so went back to Illinois.