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1824:TheArkansasWar

 

DRAMATIS PERSONAE


American Characters

 

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS: U.S. secretary of state; candidate for president in the 1824 election.

ADAM BEATTY: Adviser to Henry Clay.

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.

JULIA CHINN: Mulatto wife of Kentucky senator Richard M. Johnson; the marriage is invalid by Kentucky law.

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.

EDMUND GAINES: Brigadier general, U.S. Army; one of Jacob Brown’s two top subordinate officers.

WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON: Retired U.S. Army officer.

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; adopted son of Cherokee chief John Jolly; his Cherokee name is Colonneh, which means “The Raven.”

ANDREW JACKSON: Senator from Tennessee; candidate for president in the 1824 election.

THOMAS JESUP: Brigadier general, U.S. Army; quartermaster general for U.S. Army.

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, 1816–1825.

PETER PORTER: Adviser to Henry Clay.

SCOTT POWERS: Adventurer; partner of Ray Thompson.

WINFIELD SCOTT: Brigadier general, U.S. Army; Brown’s other top subordinate officer.

ZACHARY TAYLOR: Lieutenant colonel, U.S. Army.

RAY THOMPSON: Adventurer; partner of Scott Powers.

MARTIN VAN BUREN: U.S. senator from New York; known as the Little Magician.

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.

UNCLE JEM: Freedman from Baltimore; later soldier in the Arkansas Army; uncle of Sheffield Parker.

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: A major Cherokee 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 antislavery movement.

DAVID ROSS: Son of Robert Ross.

ELIZA ROSS: Wife of Robert Ross.

ROBERT ROSS: Former major general, British army; active in the antislavery movement.

WILLIAM WILBERFORCE: Member of Parliament; a leader of the British antislavery movement.

1824:TheArkansasWar

 

DRAMATIS PERSONAE


American Characters

 

JOHN QUINCY ADAMS: U.S. secretary of state; candidate for president in the 1824 election.

ADAM BEATTY: Adviser to Henry Clay.

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.

JULIA CHINN: Mulatto wife of Kentucky senator Richard M. Johnson; the marriage is invalid by Kentucky law.

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.

EDMUND GAINES: Brigadier general, U.S. Army; one of Jacob Brown’s two top subordinate officers.

WILLIAM HENRY HARRISON: Retired U.S. Army officer.

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; adopted son of Cherokee chief John Jolly; his Cherokee name is Colonneh, which means “The Raven.”

ANDREW JACKSON: Senator from Tennessee; candidate for president in the 1824 election.

THOMAS JESUP: Brigadier general, U.S. Army; quartermaster general for U.S. Army.

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, 1816–1825.

PETER PORTER: Adviser to Henry Clay.

SCOTT POWERS: Adventurer; partner of Ray Thompson.

WINFIELD SCOTT: Brigadier general, U.S. Army; Brown’s other top subordinate officer.

ZACHARY TAYLOR: Lieutenant colonel, U.S. Army.

RAY THOMPSON: Adventurer; partner of Scott Powers.

MARTIN VAN BUREN: U.S. senator from New York; known as the Little Magician.

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.

UNCLE JEM: Freedman from Baltimore; later soldier in the Arkansas Army; uncle of Sheffield Parker.

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: A major Cherokee 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 antislavery movement.

DAVID ROSS: Son of Robert Ross.

ELIZA ROSS: Wife of Robert Ross.

ROBERT ROSS: Former major general, British army; active in the antislavery movement.

WILLIAM WILBERFORCE: Member of Parliament; a leader of the British antislavery movement.