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American Characters
John Quincy Adams: U.S. Secretary of State; candidate for President in the 1824 election.
Jacob Brown: Major General, commander of the U.S. Army.
William Cullen Bryant: American poet and newspaper reporter.
John C. Calhoun: U.S. Senator from South Carolina; candidate for President in the 1824 election.
Henry Clay: Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives; candidate for President in the 1824 election.
John Coffee: A close friend and associate of Andrew Jackson.
William H. Crawford: U.S. Secretary of the Treasury; candidate for President in the 1824 election.
Robert Crittenden: Leader of the expedition to seize the Delta from Arkansas; scion of a prominent political family in Kentucky.
Adam Beatty: Adviser to Henry Clay.
Julia Chinn: Mulatto wife of Kentucky Senator Richard M. Johnson; the marriage is invalid by Kentucky law.
Andrew Jackson Houston: Son of Sam and Maria Hester Houston.
Maria Hester Houston: Wife of Sam Houston; daughter of James Monroe.
Sam Houston: Special Commissioner for Indian Affairs in the Monroe administration; later Brigadier General in the Arkansas Army. Adopted son of the Cherokee chief John Jolly; his Cherokee name was Colonneh, which means “The Raven.”
Andrew Jackson: Senator from Tennessee; candidate for President in the 1824 election.
Adaline Johnson: Daughter of Richard Johnson and Julia Chinn; twin to Imogene.
Imogene Johnson: Daughter of Richard Johnson and Julia Chinn; twin to Adaline.
Richard M. Johnson: Senator from Kentucky; married to Julia Chinn, although the marriage is invalid by Kentucky law.
Josiah Johnston: Adviser to Henry Clay.
James Monroe: President of the United States, 1816−1824.
Peter Porter: Adviser to Henry Clay.
Scott Powers: Adventurer; partner of Ray Thompson.
Winfield Scott: Brigadier general, U.S. Army; one of Brown’s two top subordinate officers.
Zachary Taylor: Lt. Colonel, U.S. Army.
Ray Thompson: Adventurer; partner of Scott Powers.
Arkansas Characters
Charles Ball: General, Arkansas Army.
John Brown: Abolitionist; a tanner from Ohio who moves to Arkansas.
Salmon Brown: Abolitionist; brother of John Brown.
Henry Crowell: Banker and entrepreneur.
Patrick Driscol: Principal Chief, Arkansas Chiefdom. Also known as “the Laird of Arkansas.”
Tiana Driscol: Formerly Tiana Rogers; niece of Cherokee chief John Jolly; leader of the Arkansas Women’s Council.
Marie Laveau: Former New Orleans voudou queen; now married to Charles Ball.
Anthony McParland: Captain, Arkansas Army.
Callender McParland: Soldier, Arkansas Army; cousin of Anthony McParland.
Sheffield Parker: Freedman from Baltimore; later soldier and then officer in the Arkansas Army.
Henry Shreve: Steamboat designer and entrepreneur; business partner with Patrick Driscol and Henry Crowell.
Confederate Characters
Duwali: Cherokee chief; also known as Chief Bowles or The Bowl.
Pushmataha: Principal Chief of the Choctaws.
John Ridge: Co-owner, with Buck Watie, of a major newspaper in the Confederacy; later an officer in the Arkansas Army; son of Major Ridge.
Major Ridge: A major Cherokee chief; father of John Ridge; uncle of Buck Watie.
John Ross: Young Cherokee leader; very influential in the tribe, although not a chief.
Buck Watie: Co-owner, with John Ridge, of a major newspaper in the Confederacy; later an officer in the Arkansas Army; nephew of Major Ridge.
British Characters
Thomas Clarkson: A leader of the British anti-slavery movement.
David Ross: Son of Robert Ross.
Eliza Ross: Wife of Robert Ross.
Robert Ross: Former major general, British army; active in the anti-slavery movement.
William Wilberforce: Member of Parliament; a leader of the British anti-slavery movement.