1) Mid-1800s luggage 2) Opportunist 3) Post Civil War gear 4) Self-seeker 5) Traveling bag made of carpet 6) Widely used in 19th century 
• (n.) A portable bag for travelers; -- so called because originally made of carpet.
Car'pet·bag` noun A portable bag for travelers; -- so called because originally made of carpet. 
[adj] - following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers 2. [n] - traveling bag made of carpet
adjective following the practices or characteristic of carpetbaggers; `carpetbag adventurers`; `a carpetbag government`