Bushwhackers

thumb|right|Notorious Confederate bushwhacker Bloody Bill Anderson thumb|Three bushwackers; Archie Clement, Dave Pool, and Bill Hendricks. thumb|John Nichols, a bushwacker who operated in Johnson and Pettis Counties in 1862–1863, prior to his execution in Jefferson City, Missouri, October 30, 1863 Bushwhacking was a form of guerrilla warfare common during the American Revolutionary War, War of 1812, American Civil War and other conflicts in which there were large areas of contested land and few governmental resources to control these tracts. This was particularly prevalent in rural areas durin