When the carpetbaggers came to the south to supposedly rebuild it, all they had to do was claim a person who still owned a farm was a southern sympathizer and the farm and possessions were taken. This was a great time of unrest and distrust. Yes, I agree, the distrust of southern people toward northern people is still deeply embedded. Geannie42@aol.com wrote: > While on the subject of divided families in the Great War, much of Tennessee > was torn in their loyalties. In my own family, one paternal > great-grandfather fought for the Union, one maternal great-grandfather fought > for the Confederacy. But, to top that, I had four g-g-uncles, brothers, who > were divided within the family, with two fighting for the Union and two for > the Confederacy. All of these lived in the Wayne/Hardin/Lawrence County > areas of southern middle Tennessee. There are many, many such stories from > that area and that era. And believe me, feelings still run strong in this > regard. > > Linda (Alabama) > > ============================== > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp

Hello: I have heard that expression alot. Just what is a carpetbagger? I want to know. I live in Tn. and have heard that word in derogatory alot. But noone ever said just what it meant exactly. Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: "skm" <flintlock@kcnet.com> To: <Southern-Trails-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, 11 June 2001 9:49 Subject: Re: [SouthernTrails] Alabama > When the carpetbaggers came to the south to supposedly rebuild it, all they had > to do was claim a person who still owned a farm was a southern sympathizer > and the farm and possessions were taken. > This was a great time of unrest and distrust. Yes, I agree, > the distrust of southern > people toward northern people is still deeply embedded. > > Geannie42@aol.com wrote: > > > While on the subject of divided families in the Great War, much of Tennessee > > was torn in their loyalties. In my own family, one paternal > > great-grandfather fought for the Union, one maternal great-grandfather fought > > for the Confederacy. But, to top that, I had four g-g-uncles, brothers, who > > were divided within the family, with two fighting for the Union and two for > > the Confederacy. All of these lived in the Wayne/Hardin/Lawrence County > > areas of southern middle Tennessee. There are many, many such stories from > > that area and that era. And believe me, feelings still run strong in this > > regard. > > > > Linda (Alabama) > > > > ============================== > > Search over 1 Billion names at Ancestry.com! > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/rwlist1.asp > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry's Library - The best collection of family history > learning and how-to articles on the Internet. > http://www.ancestry.com/learn/library > >