A carpetbagger is a person from the north that came to the south after the War of Southern iIndependence and bought up the holdings and property from the bankrupt southern owners. Many southern land and property owners were driven into bankrupcy by the occupying Federal tax authorties after the war seeking repriations for the cost of the war. The carpetbaggers were speculators that came to the south only carrying a carpet covered bag or suitcase. That is why Texas has such liberal bankruptcy laws today. Jerry Coffee --Original Message----- From: Rachael/Lisa <rachael@iswt.com> To: Southern-Trails-L@rootsweb.com <Southern-Trails-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, June 11, 2001 9:57 PM Subject: Re: [SouthernTrails] Alabama >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 for the info. Lisa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Coffee" <j.coff@verizon.net> To: <Southern-Trails-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, 12 June 2001 8:26 Subject: Re: [SouthernTrails] Alabama > A carpetbagger is a person from the north that came to the south after the > War of Southern iIndependence and bought up the holdings and property from > the bankrupt southern owners. Many southern land and property owners were > driven into bankrupcy by the occupying Federal tax authorties after the war > seeking repriations for the cost of the war. The carpetbaggers were > speculators that came to the south only carrying a carpet covered bag or > suitcase. That is why Texas has such liberal bankruptcy laws today. > > Jerry Coffee > > > > --Original Message----- > From: Rachael/Lisa <rachael@iswt.com> > To: Southern-Trails-L@rootsweb.com <Southern-Trails-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Monday, June 11, 2001 9:57 PM > Subject: Re: [SouthernTrails] Alabama > > > >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 > >