| A | B |
|---|
| Eb Carron | cousin guilty of desertion from army |
| Shadrach Yale | teacher and role model for Jethro |
| Tom Creighton | brother killed at Shiloh |
| Danny Lawrence | brings news of Tom's death |
| Matt Creighton | father, he suffers a crippling stroke |
| Ross Milton | local editor and family friend |
| Ellen Creighton | Jethro's mother |
| Guy Wortman | troublemaker who threatens Jethro |
| Jenny Creighton | sister who marries Shadrach |
| Wilse Graham | a cousin from Kentucky |
| Bill Creighton | brother who fights for the South |
| Irene Hunt | author of Across Five Aprils |
| Jethro Creighton | he wrote to President Lincoln |
| Mr. Burdow | scary man who defends Jethro |
| John Creighton | he fought with Bill over which side to take in the war |
