Patriarch and moral compass . Maryland farmer. Second eldest of 3 brothers. Already dead by the time the series begins. Wise and powerful. Huge in size and influence

Matriarch of the family. Always known as MOTHER, sometimes as Maggie. Strong and a formidable. Religious. Sired seven children. Four survive.

Known as Gabe. Eldest son. Tall ,handsome, adventurer at heart. Filled with good will and trust . Cedes patriarchy of the family to brother Geoffrey.

Known as Geoff. Second eldest and current Patriarch of the family. Taller, stronger, smarter and more stubborn than Gabe. Man of action not words.

Known as Becca. Beautiful, intelligent, longs for education, and city life. Romantic involvement with Sharp & Chance McCune and Matthew Thomas.

Youngest Garrett. Called Sam. Small for his age. Loud , boisterous. impetuous and inquisitive. Immature. Best friends with NotNot/Simon and Billy McCune.

Adopted slave runaway. Samuel’s age. Skinny. Brave and Highly intelligent. Keen to assist other escaped slaves.

Valentine’s second eldest brother. Bigger than Geoff. Gruff. Ill-natured. Has been a lumberman, a boxer, a drover and a slave overseer. Never married.

An immigrant, Irish cousin. Traumatized by father. Also known as John. Feisty, loquacious. Dresses and acts like a boy.

Valentine’s YHoungest brother. Runt of the family but brave and patriotic. Mexican-American War veteran. First member of the family to enlist in the Civil War.

James wife.. Average in size and looks. A strident abolitionist. Reserved and like her husband serious. Has sired three girls

The Eldest. Of all the Garretts the most intelligent and well spoken. to be a lawyer. Runs the abolitionist newspaper – The Daily Compass.

Middle child. Goes by Lizbeth. Bookish, subdued. Constantly at odds with her sister. Much more mature than her sister.

Youngest of the family. P;ayful, talkative, immature, constantly at odds with her sister. A female version of Samuel.

OHe is oherwise known as DD, a rich Philadelphia shipping magnate. Kind and jovial, apolitical but leans toward abolition as he cannot stand suffering.

textile factory owner. Educated, apolitical but courts southern business. Practical and nondescript. Considers his brother a fool. Married to Suzanne Bolton of NC.

Matt is the oungest pf DD’s sons. Handsome and highly agreeable young physician. Curious about everything. Deeply in love with Becca Garrett.

Patriarch of the family. Tobacco Farmer, Slave owner. Mean spirited, violent, abusive. and cowardly. Pro- Confederate. Hates the Garretts.

Small, wiry, cowed by years of mistreatment by her husband . Appears 20 years older than she is. Loves her children but is afraid to show it.

The eldest and most refined son. Big, handsome, smarmy. has political aspirations. Father’s favorite. Pro-Confederate but pragmatic. A Southern spy.

Second oldest. Twin to Sharp. Big , Husky, good looking, adventurous Best friends with Gabe. Easy going but cabable of violence. Fond of Becca.

Chance’s Twin. More highly strung than his brother. Detached relationship with Becca. Hates his father. Pro- Confederate but minimal drive.

Youngest of the family. His father’s favorite punching bag. Withdrawn, His mother’s favorite. Sam’s best friend.. Prop abolition and pro Union.

Patriarch of the family. Rich, Mexican War veteran. Short tempered, hates immigrants and republicanism. Drinks wine, heavy gambler. Wilmington, NC mansion.

Pampered and prissy. Fully supportive of her husband, fancies herself a poet. Critical of all things northern.

The eldest son. First mate aboard the Sea Ghost. Loves all things French, wants to to captain his own ship, get rich and , move to Paris.

Suzie is a spoiled brat and the wife of Stephen (Stevie) Thomas. Very anti-abolition, prone to drink like her father. Unwilling to compromise.

Will is a highly intelligent mathematics student at The university of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Has an interest in artillery. Reasonable fellow. Confused over slavery.

Alex is a student of Shakespeare. Wants desperately to be an actor. Always posing and reciting lines Admires the Booth family and dashing General Stuart.

Marie is reserved, a reader and primary caretaker for her mentally challenged sister, Emiline. Having seen what drink did to Mason she has sworn never to drink.

Although in her 20s, Em is still very much a happy carefree child. She is dependent on her sister Marie to guide her through life.

Joe is headstrong. He idolizes his brother Johnathon and wants to emulate him. He too wants to go to sea and make his fortune, But he is lacking in common sense.

New Orleanian French. Very old. Never smiles. Rarely speaks. She prefers to lurk, to observe and make people uncomfortable. Believed to be a seer.