Below are pictured virtually every existing sculpture that John Rogers published in plaster, including variations. Variations were particular groups where, for either aesthetic or structural reasons, Rogers decided to make a change to the original composition of the statue and from that time forward only sold casting of the "new and improved" version. An example would be the three variations of "Council of War" in which the position of Stanton’s hands have been changed.
There are a few pieces that Rogers is known to have published, such as "The Farmer’s Home" for which no copy has been located and for which no photograph was available. If examples of these pieces are ever discovered, they will be added to the gallery below.
The group depicts a Tennessee loyalist who is dogging the footsteps of the Southern army. His wife pleads with him to refrain from any further fighting. The word "bushwhacker" is used to connote one is accustomed to ranging among bushes and through woods. Hence, during the Civil War, many deserters or desperate people who carried on guerrilla warfare were stigmatized by this name.
Height: 22 ½”Date: October 10, 1865