Battlefield Dispatches No. 212: ‘Bushwhackers in Yankee Blue!’
During the Civil War, it did not take long for Confederate Guerrillas / Bushwhackers in Missouri to learn that a successful way to deceive the “Blue Bellied Billy Yanks” was to wear the Yankee’s trousers and jacket and appear to be “Yanks.” This, of course, gave the guerrillas an added element of surprise when they [...]
Battlefield Dispatches No. 211: ‘Swarming Bushwhackers’
In the Spring of each year, during the Civil War, the Confederate and Union Guerrillas awoke from their partial winter hibernation to conduct their special type of warfare with a vengeance. Depending on the weather, guerrilla activity increased with the coming of the leaves in springtime. This being the middle of March and the month [...]
