This activity was a precursor of the agrarian revolt which later divided the South.

There were also some Republican tickets with qualifying words intended to catch votes, but they had little success.

Some strong men were sent to Congress, a very large proportion of whom had seen service in the Confederate army.

Their presence aroused many sneers at "rebel brigadiers" and an immense amount of "bloody shirt" oratory.

They accomplished little for their section or for the nation, as they were always on the defensive and could hardly have been expected to have any consuming love for the Union, in which they had been kept by force.