Horses Major military horses •
Traveller – A gray
American Saddlebred gelding with a dark mane. The narrator of the novel. Originally named
Jeff Davis. •
Richmond – An aggressive bay stallion belonging to "Marse Robert" (Robert E. Lee). Died of
colic. •
Brown-Roan – Also known as
The Roan. A good-natured gelding of Marse Robert's. Had to be retired after going
blind. •
Little Sorrel – "Cap-in-his-Eye's" horse, also known as
Old Sorrel. One of Traveller's closest friends. Sorrel sometimes foresees the future, predicting Cap-in-his-Eye's death shortly before it happens. •
Skylark – "Jine-the-Cavalry's" primary horse. Proud, but friendly. •
Joker – Major Talcott's horse. Usually good-humored and sarcastic.
Minor military horses •
Ajax – A large sorrel gelding given to Marse Roberts after he injures his hands. Rarely used due to his size. Died after Lee's retirement from injuries sustained from a sharp prong on a gate latch. •
Brigand – A large black horse belonging to General Mahone •
Buckthorn – An artillery general's horse •
Champ – "Red Shirt's" horse; Traveller learns of Red Shirt's death from him. After Red Shirt's death, Champ is ridden by Sergeant Tucker. •
Chieftain – "Little General's" horse; dies after his legs are shot out by a Union soldier at the
Battle of Gettysburg. •
Cincinnati – A black horse belonging to
Union Army General
Ulysses S. Grant. Traveller meets him at the surrender at
Appomattox, under the assumption that it is the
Union Army that has surrendered. •
Crockett – An old horse shot and killed in front of Traveller at the
Battle of Sayler's Creek •
Dancer – Captain Wilbourn's horse •
Frigate – A horse that informs Traveller of Old Pete's injuries at the
Battle of the Wilderness •
Ginger – Colonel Long's horse •
Ivy – A mare •
Leopard – Major Venable's mount •
Lucy Long – A mare purchased as Marse Roberts's backup horse after his hands were injured in an accident. •
Mercury – General Marshall's mount •
Merlin – Sergeant Tucker's mount •
Misty – A gray horse belonging to a gunnery officer •
Rollo – A haughty, bragging stallion belonging to one of Jine-the-Cavalry's men •
Romeo – A black gelding belonging to Ringlets •
Sovereign – Eppa's horse •
Star of the East – Jine-the-Cavalry's secondary mount •
Trumpeter – A chestnut horse belonging to one of Red Shirt's commanders
Other horses •
Bandit – One of Traveller's stablemates during his time with Joe •
Bluebird – Captain White's filly •
Daffodil – A mare •
Emerald – A pretty mare belonging to Judge Cox' wife. •
Flora – Traveller's mother •
Frisky – An old nag •
Monarch – A stallion at Blue Sulphur Springs •
Moonlight – A filly at Blue Sulphur Springs •
Ruby – A mare belonging to Andy •
Ruffian – A gelding at Blue Sulphur Springs; towards the end of the war, Traveller meets Ruffian again, injured and exhausted, having been abandoned by the side of a road. He later learns that Ruffian recovered and was retired to a farm. •
Thunder –
Confederate President Jefferson Davis's horse
Other animals •
Tom the Nipper – Miss Life's cat. Traveller relates his story to Tom through the novel. •
Baxter – Another barn cat at the estate •
Sandy – A goat sharing the barn with Traveller at Lee's estate •
Dragon and
Logan – Two
mules belonging to a farmer the soldiers meet on a march
Humans Although based on existing historic figures, most of the humans in the novel are given nicknames by Traveller. The following is a list of the human characters' real names and corresponding nicknames, as well as the horse or horses that usually accompany them.
Major military men •
"Marse Robert" – General
Robert E. Lee. Called "Marse Robert" after Traveller hears a stablehand refer to him as such. His horses are
Traveller,
Richmond,
Brown-Roan,
Lucy Long, and
Ajax. •
"Cap-in-his-Eyes" – General
Stonewall Jackson. Traveller's name for Jackson comes from his true-to-life habit of wearing his hat pulled low over his face. His horse is
Little Sorrel. •
"Jine-the-Cavalry" – General
J.E.B. Stuart. Traveller dubbed him "Jine-the-Cavalry" (a common pronunciation of the military song
Join the Cavalry) after the general made the statement several times during their first encounter. His horses are
Skylark and
Star of the East. •
"Red Shirt" – General
A. P. Hill. His horse is
Champ. •
"The Little General"- General
Daniel Harvey Hill •
"Ringlets" – General
George Pickett. His horse is
Romeo. •
"Old Pete" – General
James Longstreet. His horse is
Hero. •
"Sweeny" –
Joel Sweeney. One of Jine-the-Cavalry's men, known for playing his
banjo. •
"The Fat General" General
Lafayette McLaws. One of Old Pete's commanders. •
"The Bald General" – General
Richard S. Ewell •
"The Cussing General" – General
Jubal Early •
"Marse Taylor" – Major
Walter H. Taylor, Lee's aide-de-camp •
"Vot-you-voz" –
Heros von Borcke. Traveller gives his name as "Bork or Pork or something". •
Captain Joe Broun – Joseph M Broun. The quartermaster of the
3rd Virginia Infantry. Broun purchased Traveller from Captain Johnston and renamed him
Greenbriar. He later sold him to General Lee. His horse is
Traveller as Greenbriar. •
Major Talcott – His horse is
Joker Minor military men •
Captain Wilbourn – One of Cap-in-his-Eyes' officers. His horse is
Dancer. •
Colonel Long – His horse is
Ginger. •
Colonel Marshall –
Charles Marshall, Lee's military secretary. Rides with Lee and the other generals at the surrender at
Appomattox. His horse is
Mercury. •
Colonel Sorrel –
Gilbert Moxley Sorrel, General Longstreet's chief of staff. •
Eppa –
Eppa Hunton. One of Ringlets' officers. His horse is
Sovereign. •
General Alexander –
Edward Porter Alexander. Rides with Lee at the surrender at
Appomattox. •
General Fitz Lee –
Fitzhugh Lee, nephew of Robert E. Lee. Rides with Lee at the surrender at
Appomattox. •
General Gordon – General
John Brown Gordon. •
General Hood – General
John Bell Hood •
General Johnston – General
Joseph E. Johnston •
General McGowan –
Samuel McGowan •
General Mahone –
William Mahone. His horse is
Brigand. •
General Pendleton –
William N. Pendleton, chief of artillery for the
Army of Northern Virginia. •
General Walker –
James A. "Stonewall Jim" Walker •
General Wilcox –
Cadmus M. Wilcox •
Major Venable –
Charles S. Venable, one of Lee's aides. His horse is
Leopard. •
Sergeant Tucker – George W. Tucker. Rides with Lee and the other generals at the surrender at
Appomattox. His horse is
Merlin. Other humans •
"Miss Life" –
Mildred "Precious Life" Childe Lee, youngest daughter of Robert E. Lee. •
"Miss Agnes" –
Eleanor Agnes Lee, daughter of Robert E. Lee. •
"Mr. Custis" –
George Washington Custis Lee, eldest son of Robert E. Lee. •
"Marse Rooney" –
William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, second son of Robert E. Lee. •
Jim – Captain James W. Johnston. '''Traveller's''' original owner and trainer. •
Andy – Andrew Johnston. '''Jim's''' father. •
Zeb – A horse groomer at Blue Sulphur Springs. •
Mr. Senseney – The
farrier at Lee's estate. •
Miss Dab •
Perry and
Meredith – Two of General Lee's servants •
Bryan – •
The President –
Confederate President Jefferson Davis •
Dave – •
Grace Darling – •
Jennie and
Fannie – Two young girls near Lee's estate •
Isaiah – •
Captain White – Horse: Bluebird •
Mr. Turnbull – A man who lets Lee use his property as headquarters •
Judge Meredith –
Solomon Meredith •
Judge Cox – A man who allows Lee to rest at his house after the
Battle of Sayler's Creek. ==References==