Carpet Baggers

a name first given to Northern politicians who sought temporary homes in the Southern States to obtain qualifications for admi ion to Congre from these States. After 1865 the name was ae given to Northern Republicans who settled in the South and later to all whites who endeavored to control the colored vote. Carpet-bag Governments. During the period between 1865 and 1870 the government of a majority of the Southern States was controlled by unscrupulous adventurers, who excluded the better cla of whites from voting and controlled elections by negro majorities. Fraudulent taxes were levied and enormous State debts were rolled up. These governments were known as ‘‘ Carpet-bag Governments,’’ Carrick’s Ford, W. Va., a running fight between the rear ranks of Garnet’s retreating Confederate forces and McClellan’s vanguard under Steedman. Garnet was slain and a number of captures were made July 13, 1861. 129