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There are two other southern regional names that …

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There are two other southern regional names that I know of. “Tar Heels” and “Raw Backs”. North Carolina was a large producer of tar (pine pitch) for bottom of boats, and the North Carolina regiments were said that “they stuck to their works as if their heels were stuck with tar”. Of course this became a tease as the other states [especially the Virginian's] who would joke that they were slow, because of the “tar” on their heels. This ensued the nickname “Raw Backs” to the Virginian’s as the “Tar Heels” would reply that the Virginian’s “backs” were raw, because of they (NC) had to run over top of them in order to get to the front.

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If I remember correctly, the term “Carpet Bagger” is a term used for Northerners that settled in the southern states. They usually carried with them bags made of oriental rugs, thus the name.

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