Bushwhackers were a group of Confederate guerrillas during the American Civil War who operated in rural areas and attacked Union forces. The term 'BUSHWHACKER' is derived from the practice of hiding in bushes to ambush Union troops. The crossword solutions for the term Bushwhackers are DEMS (4 letters) and RAZORS (6 letters). DEMS stands for Democratic Party, which was the party of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. RAZORS stands for guerrilla warfare tactics used by the Bushwhackers, which included ambushing Union troops with knives and razors.