CHARACTERS
Alicia Fowler—a Congressional representative from Atlanta
April Canton—a Tensaw girl who got pregnant before marriage and was abandoned by her boyfriend, Bart Sparks
Bart Sparks—the boyfriend of April Canton and the father of her baby; abandoned her when he found out she was pregnant
Captain Lynne Johnson—a Free States special forces member tasked with infiltrating, and then cooperating with, the Underground Railroad
Captain Scott—officer in charge of Camp Pinewood
Charity Lange—a Tensaw farm girl who would like to marry Everett
Clive Higgins—MI-6 agent, embedded with the Underground Railroad near Birmingham
Chrissy—Rook’s live-in girlfriend
Dane Rook—Union agent from Kentucky; currently on leave due to ill health after his time of internment in Camp Burdette
Delilah Thorn—Union Field Agent Grade One, formerly her job was in video surveillance, originally from Ohio
Elisha—member of the Tensaw Underground Railroad unit
Everett Dobson—a Tensaw farm boy that would like to marry Hollis
Governor Randolph—the governor of Georgia
Hezekiah—a member of the Underground Railroad whom Thorn had previously met in Arkansas
Hollis Fairfield—laundress at Camp Pinewood
Jabez—young boy in the group Hollis is teaching
Janelle Watling—the Union’s Undersecretary of Free States Affairs, Thorn’s boss
Laymont Johnson—a leader in the Free States’ suffrage movement; a colleague of Nadine Monroe’s
Lucy Monroe—daughter of Nadine Monroe
Luke Dobson—Everett’s brother who has taken a job as a deputy
Malachi—a member of the Perdido unit of the Underground Railroad
Meshach—member of the Tensaw Underground Railroad unit
Miss Maisie—a black worker at the camp, a leader in the Underground Railroad, has the code name The Mechanic
Miss Clementine—a black woman who sometimes helps at the Fairfield house and is part of Miss Maisie’s unit
Miss Tansy—a black woman who sometimes helps at the Fairfield house
Morris—a member of the Underground Railroad whom Thorn met in Arkansas who is currently operating near the Alabama border with Georgia
Moses Wilcott—a black man of Tensaw’s colored section, who was beaten by deputies as an example to others
Mrs. Gammon—one of Hollis’ school teachers
Nadine Monroe—Lucy’s mother, who asks Thorn for help; a pro-suffrage leader and colleague of Laymont Johnson
Neil—Hollis’ uncle who once suffered from trench foot
Nelson—a white Alabama man sympathetic to the Underground Railroad
Olivier Crandall—a black man who helps finance the pro-suffrage group Nadine Monroe and Laymont Johnson are a part of
Pastor Acuff—the preacher at the church Hollis’ family attends
President Zane—the president of the Free States of America
Robert—member of the Underground Railroad unit east of Birmingham
Samuel—member of the Underground Railroad unit east of Birmingham
Sheriff Dooley—the sheriff of Henry County, Alabama, who assisted in the abduction of Lucy Monroe
Tallulah—leader of the Underground Railroad unit east of Birmingham
Vinita Fairfield—Hollis’ aunt, a spinster, who remained on the family farm
Yancy—Morris’ adopted father; was imprisoned in Camp Burdette with Dane Rook