Hi, they were Northern agents sent to reconstruct the South. They had a type of luggage that looked like carpet. A few were honest, but many were very political and plotted to keep the opposing party from voting. In Hill County, Texas , a carpetbagger manipulated the elections by declaring all Confederates as traitors and unable to vote. One officer of Hood's Texas Brigade was an object of a posse of several,Black deputies who were sent out to arrest the man, He faced them down singlehandedly, promising to shoot the first Deputy who drew a gun. They were also victims of Confiscatory adjusted taxes. A major cause of the James Brothers, Daltons and Youngers converting from Army Gorillas and foragers to outlaw was due to armed Carpetbaggers trying to confiscate Confederate family property. Many Carpetbaggers from "Bleeding Kansas" were sent into Missouri with promise of political power and favoritism at the ex On Mon, 11 Jun 2001 10:01:20 -0500 "Rachael/Lisa" <rachael@iswt.com> writes: > 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 > > > > > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the > #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB >
Thank You sir. Very well stated!! wyly1@juno.com wrote: > Hi, they were Northern agents sent to reconstruct the South. They had a > type of luggage that looked like carpet. A few were honest, but many were > very political and plotted to keep the opposing party from voting. In > Hill County, Texas , a carpetbagger manipulated the elections by > declaring all Confederates as traitors and unable to vote. One officer > of Hood's Texas Brigade was an object of a posse of several,Black > deputies who were sent out to arrest the man, He faced them down > singlehandedly, promising to shoot the first Deputy who drew a gun. They > were also victims of Confiscatory adjusted taxes. > > A major cause of the James Brothers, Daltons and Youngers converting > from Army Gorillas and foragers to outlaw was due to armed Carpetbaggers > trying to confiscate Confederate family property. Many Carpetbaggers > from "Bleeding Kansas" were sent into Missouri with promise of political > power and favoritism at the ex > > On Mon, 11 Jun 2001 10:01:20 -0500 "Rachael/Lisa" <rachael@iswt.com> > writes: > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the > > #1 > > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB