▁third ▁reason ▁for ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁cam ps ▁was ▁to ▁opp ose ▁the ▁bush wh ack ers ▁and ▁Confeder ate ▁Indians ▁who ▁ro amed ▁through ▁the ▁area . ▁ ▁The ▁major ▁gu err illa ▁group ▁was ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Capt . ▁Thomas ▁R . ▁Living ston . ▁ ▁As ▁soon ▁as ▁the ▁two ▁cam ps ▁were ▁established , ▁the ▁Union ▁troops ▁took ▁action ▁to ▁eliminate ▁Living ston ' s ▁gu err illas . ▁ ▁Living ston , ▁with ▁about ▁twenty - five ▁men , ▁had ▁established ▁a ▁camp ▁two ▁miles ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁Camp ▁Hunter . ▁ ▁The ▁combined ▁Union ▁forces , ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Col . ▁Charles ▁Double day , ▁over ran ▁Living ston ' s ▁camp , ▁capt uring ▁many ▁supplies ▁and ▁horses . ▁ ▁Living ston ▁was ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁elimin ated , ▁however . ▁ ▁Further ▁attempts ▁to ▁destroy ▁his ▁force ▁or ▁capture ▁it ▁resulted ▁in ▁fr ustration . ▁ ▁The ▁Union ▁troops ▁from ▁the ▁two ▁cam ps , ▁and ▁other ▁Union ▁troops ▁nearby , ▁repeatedly ▁forced ▁the ▁gu err illas ▁to ▁scatter . ▁ ▁Instead ▁of ▁being ▁able ▁to ▁round ▁them ▁up , ▁however , ▁they ▁found ▁the ▁gu err illas ▁would ▁simply ▁disappear , ▁not ▁to ▁be ▁found ▁until ▁they ▁decided ▁to ▁attack ▁Union ▁troops . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁War ▁it ▁was ▁discovered ▁the ▁gu err illas ▁had ▁established ▁a ▁well ▁conce aled ▁camp ▁( L iving ston ' s ▁H ide out ) ▁ 5 ½ ▁miles ▁east ▁of ▁Camp ▁Hunter ▁and ▁just