I was under the impression that bushwhackers have been around for a very long time. My gg grandfather was killed on May 1, 1863 in Missouri by bushwackers that was very much DURING the Civil War. He was a Wagoner in company C, first regiment of the Ark Cav. Vol. Peggy n a message dated 03/23/2000 5:57:57 PM Eastern Standard Time, howard.jones@uni.edu writes: << No offense at all Tom: bushwhackers, I believe, operated AFTER the war. Howard V. Jones >>