Carpetbaggers 1865 (apr 3, 1864 – jun 12, 1873)
Description:
derisive epithets which southern Democrats, or Conservatives, applied to white Republicans, or radicals, during Congressional or Radical Reconstruction. Carpetbagger referred to Republicans who had recently migrated from the North; scalawag referred to southern-born radicals.Added to timeline:
Date:
apr 3, 1864
jun 12, 1873
~ 9 years and 2 months