{"id":3744,"date":"2025-12-12T21:00:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T01:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3744"},"modified":"2025-11-25T10:55:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T14:55:15","slug":"the-long-haired-red-bearded-beast-of-georgia-john-pemberton-gatewood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/storiesofappalachia.com\/?p=3744","title":{"rendered":"The Long-Haired Red-Bearded Beast of Georgia: John Pemberton Gatewood"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>John Pemberton Gatewood was a notorious Confederate bushwhacker\/guerrilla leader. \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Born in Fentress County, Tennessee, in 1844, Gatewood&#8217;s life took a dark turn after a Union attack on his family led him to abandon the Confederate army and become a guerrilla fighter. 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