1824: The Arkansas War - Historical Figures Appearing in The Novel

Historical Figures Appearing in The Novel

• John Quincy Adams, U.S. Secretary of State and candidate for president in 1824, who, in this timeline, does not win the presidency and, instead, allies himself with Andrew Jackson in opposition to Henry Clay.
• John Brown, abolitionist who, in this timeline, settles in Arkansas and continues his fight for abolition of slavery.
• William Cullen Bryant, poet and journalist who, in this timeline, covers both the Crittenden expedition and the Arkansas War.
• John C. Calhoun, U.S. Senator and Secretary of War during the Arkansas War. While Calhoun does not appear "on-stage", his advocacy for the various freedmen exclusion acts, his disdain for the liberal racial policies of the Confederacy of the Arkansas and his desire to crush the Confederacy, and the role he plays in the election of Henry Clay to the presidency makes him one of the most important figures in the novel.
• Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives and, in this timeline, winner of the presidency in 1824.
• Duwali, Cherokee chief
• William Henry Harrison, U.S. general, who, in this timeline, is tasked with leading an invading army into Arkansas from the east.
• Sam Houston, U.S. official, and, in this timeline, eventual brigadier general in the Arkansas army.
• Andrew Jackson, U.S. senator, who, in this timeline, becomes an ally to John Quincy Adams in opposition to Henry Clay.
• Richard M. Johnson, U.S. senator who, in this timeline, while his African American common-law wife and their school-age children are in Arkansas to continue their education, allies himself with Andrew Jackson and John Quincy Adams in opposition to Henry Clay.
• Josiah Johnston, U.S. politician
• James Monroe, President of the United States
• Peter Porter, U.S. politician
• Pushmataha, Choctaw chief
• John Ridge, Cherokee publisher and confederate officer
• Major Ridge, Cherokee leader
• John Ross, Cherokee leader
• Winfield Scott, U.S. general, who, in this timeline, resigns his commission upon the election of Henry Clay and becomes a journalist, reporting on the Arkansas War on the scene.
• Henry Shreve, steamboat entrepreneur who, in this timeline, is part-owner of the steamboat franchise on the Arkansas River serving the Arkansas nation.
• Zachary Taylor, U.S. Army officer, who, in this timeline, is tasked with leading an army that threatens Arkansas from the north.
• Buck Watie, Cherokee publisher and confederate officer
• Robert Crittenden, leader of a filibustering expedition into Arkansas. In real history he was Governor of Arkansas Territory in 1828–1829.
• Joseph Totten, U.S. Army engineer who, in this timeline, is a Major in Arkansas service and the commanding officer at Arkansas Post during Crittenden's raid.
• Robert Ross, general of the British Army. In real history, Ross died in 1814, leading an attack on Baltimore, Maryland, but, in this timeline, he survives to become an abolitionist in England, eventually traveling to America where he thinks he can best serve the cause by assisting Arkansas in military matters.
• Charles Ball, General in the Arkansas Army, second-in-command to Driscoll. He was originally a gunner in the U.S. Navy during the War of 1812 and, by fate, ended up serving with distinction under Sam Houston and Patrick Driscoll both at the Battle of the Capitol and at the Battle of the Mississippi. Due to his valor and ability, Andrew Jackson gave him a commission, making him the first African American to become an officer in the U.S. Army.