Carpetbaggers During The Civil War

Carpetbaggers were northerners who were searching for the possibility of economic gain. They could also be working on behalf of the slaves and fighting to make sure that their new rights were being respected. The nickname “carpetbagger” came about because the northerners would often come with very little of their possessions; they would have a small amount of their property in a satchel, or carpetbag. Scalawags were so-called “traitors” of the south. They supported giving political and civil rights to black men, but still had a white supremacy type mindset. They thought that white men should hold the control in the economy and in politics. They also wanted to make sure that the southern rebels did not gain control of the south. These southern men were hated by the strong pro-slavery supporters, and were more loyal to the north throughout the Civil War and the Reconstruction Era than to the south.

The Freedmen’s Bureau was established to provide help for slaves who were transitioning from their previous enslavement to freedom. The Freedmen’s Bureau had the most impact on the area of education. More than 1,000 schools were built specifically for black or poor white students.

This political cartoon demonstrates the state that white supremacy still existed in. It illustrates the fact that the end of slavery was not the
Pinckney eventually left the group to organize a volunteer unit of black men which was called the Corps d’ Afrique. Pinckney later served as a captain in the Second Louisiana Native Guard. He later resigned due to the racially discriminatory practice. After the war, Pinckney relocated to New Orleans and entered the political field as a Republican. Pinckney served as a state delegate at the Constitutional Convention in 1968. He also helped establish Louisiana’s new constitution and later that year was elected as a state