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In the American Civil War, a pro-Confederacy guerrilla. Infamous for their ruthless methods, the bushwhackers attacked, murdered, and robbed Union supporters and destroyed their land and property. High profile examples include the outlaws William C Quantrill and Jesse James. The bushwhackers' Union counterparts were the jayhawks.



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he is the man that lay in the bushes with the Bushwhackers in time of war[.
Protecting Confederate soldiers and mothers: pensions, gender, and ... by Green, Elna C. / Journal of Social History
I'm just saying damned if I'll give any Bushwhackers the satisfaction of unleashing high-grade aerosolized toxic fear into my personal air vents.
Regimen change. (Unplugged) by Clinton, Kate / The Progressive
Tracked the bushwhackers two days south of here and caught up with them down in Arkansas.
Carver: A Life in Poems by Martin, Herbert Woodward / African American Review
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