John P. Gatewood and his murderous gang comprised probably the best-known guerrilla force operating in north Georgia. Gatewood never received official state sanction, but he might have operated periodically under Wheeler’s authority. Although most of Gatewood’s numerous victims were U.S. soldiers or Unionist civilians, his men sometimes brutalized even Confederate sympathizers.Content retrieved from: https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/guerrilla-warfare-during-civil-war.