| | | | Part l |
| 1 | Maynard | | Hiram's brother. Aka: May. |
| | Emma | | Hiram's aunt. |
| | Young P. | | One of Hiram's cousin. |
| | Honas | | One of Hiram's cousin. |
| | John | | Hiram's uncle. |
| | Charles | Lee | Army general. |
| | Thena | | Laundry woman. |
| | Sofia | | A slave. Nathaniel's girl. |
| 2 | Hank | Powers | Hiram's acquaintance. |
| | Lucille | Simms | A seamstress. |
| | Johnny | Blackwell | Hiram's acquaintance. |
| | Horace | Collins | An author. |
| | Jane | Jackson | A prominent figure in popular culture. |
| | Lem | | A slave. |
| | Arabella | | Hiram's acquaintance. |
| | Jack | | Arabella's brother. |
| | Harlan | | An enforcer at Lockless. |
| | Desi | | Boss Harlan's wife. |
| | Big John | | Thena's husband. |
| | Rose | | Hiram's mother. Aka: Rosie. |
| | Hiram | Walker | A slave. Aka: Hi. |
| | Roscoe | | A butler. |
| | Howell | Walker | Hiram's father. |
| 3 | Ella | | Head cook. |
| | Pete | | Gardener. |
| | Mr. | Fields | Maynard's tutor. |
| | Alice | Caulley | Hiram's acquaintance. |
| | Maddie | | Pete's sister. |
| | Cassius | | One of Hiram's acquaintances. |
| | Ella | | One of Hiram's acquaintances. |
| | Edward | Mackley | One of Hiram's acquaintances. |
| | Armatine | Caulley | Alice's cousin. |
| | Morris | Beacon | Hiram's acquaintance. |
| | John | Walker | Howell's father. |
| | Archibald | Walker | Hiram's great-grandfather. |
| | Judith | | Archibald's wife. |
| | Corrine | Quinn | Wealthiest woman in the Elm County. |
| | Edward | Cox | American attorney. |
| | Benjamin | Franklin | One of the founding fathers of the U.S. |
| | John | Adams | 6th President of U.S. |
| | Thomas | Jefferson | 3rd President of U.S. |
| | James | Madison | 4th President of U.S. |
| | Carl | | One of Walker's households. |
| | Emmanuel | | One of Walker's households. |
| | Theus | | One of Walker's households. |
| | Ida | | One of Walker's households. |
| | Beth | | Former Walker's housemaid. |
| | Leah | | Former Walker's housemaid. |
| | Eva | | Former Walker's housemaid. |
| | Lucille | | New kitchen maid. |
| | Ursa | Minor | The mystical bear. |
| 4 | Nathaniel | Walker | Hiram's uncle. |
| | Adeline | Jones | Girl whom Maynard's once wooed. |
| | Hawkins | | Corrine's man. |
| | Georgie | Parks | Man who works in the fields. |
| | Edgar | Combs | Blacksmith. |
| | Patience | | Comb's wife. |
| | Pap | | Hiram's acquaintance. |
| | Grease | | Pap's brother. |
| | Amber | | Georgie's wife. |
| | Jim | | Young P.'s father. |
| 5 | Amy | | Corinne's maid. |
| | Helen | | Nathaniel's late wife. |
| | Mercury | | Hiram's acquaintance. |
| | Isaiah | | One of Pete's team. |
| | Gabriel | | One of Pete's team. |
| | Wild Jack | | One of Pete's team. |
| 6 | Lorenzo | | One of Walker's workers. |
| | Frank | | One of Walker's workers. |
| | Zev | | Howell Walker's first cousin. |
| | Conway | | Zev's man. |
| | Kat | | Conway's sister. |
| | Josiah | | Hiram's uncle. |
| | Clay | | One of Josiah's children. |
| | Sheila | | One of Josiah's children. |
| | Philipa | | One of Zev's companion. |
| | Thomas | | One of Zev's companion. |
| | Brick | | One of Zev's companion. |
| | Santi | Bess | Hiram's grandmother. |
| | Elma | | Kat's aunt. |
| | Amechi | | One of tobacco men. |
| | | | Part ll |
| 11 | Jackson | | One of the captives. |
| | Andrew | | One of the captives. |
| | Davis | | One of the captives. |
| | Billy | | One of the captives. |
| | Ross | | One of Hiram's acquaintances. |
| | Healy | | One of Hiram's acquaintances. |
| | Dan | | One of Hiram's acquaintances. |
| | Edgar | | One of Hiram's acquaintances. |
| 13 | Levity | Williams | Corinne's acquaintance. |
| | Moses | | Prophet. |
| 14 | Parnel | Johns | Hawkins' acquaintance. |
| | Micajah | Bland | Mr. Isaiah Field's real name. |
| | Lucy | | Parnel Johns' daughter. |
| | | Heath | Lucy's master. |
| 15 | Raymond | White | Micajah Bland's acquaintance. |
| | Otha | White | Raymond 's brother. |
| | Mars | | Raymond and Otha's cousin. |
| | Hannah | | Mar's wife. |
| 16 | Mary | Bronson | Born as slave. |
| | Octavius | | Mary Bronson's son. |
| | Fred | | Mary Bronson's husband. |
| | Viola | White | Raymond and Otha's mother. |
| | Lydia | | Otha's wife. |
| | Lambert | | Otha's brother. |
| | Patsy | | Otha's sister. |
| 17 | Deakins | | Bland's acquaintance. |
| 18 | Laura | | Bland's sister. |
| 19 | Daniel | McKiernam | Otha's former master. |
| | Jedikiah | Simpson | Former master of the White's. |
| | Elon | Simpson | Jedikiah's son. |
| | Benjamin | Rush | A doctor. |
| | Chalmers | | Bland's acquaintance. |
| | Hank | Pearson | Otha's old and trusted friend. |
| 20 | Harriet | | Raymond's acquaintance. |
| | Kessiah | | Thena's oldest children. |
| | Elias | | Kessiah's husband. |
| | Jake | Jackson | Harriet's acquaintance. |
| | Henry | Jackson | Jake's brother. |
| | Abe | | A slave. |
| | Broadus | | Harriet's master. |
| | Hark | | Harriet's uncle. |
| | | Galloway | One of the masters. |
| 24 | Chase | Piers | Harriet's acquaintance. |
| | Ben | | One of Harriet's brothers. |
| | Henry | | One of Harriet's brothers. |
| | Jane | | Henry's wife. |
| | Robert | Ross | Harriet's brother. |
| | Mary | | Robert's girl. |
| | Ma | Ritz | Harriet's mother. |
| | Pa | Ross | Harriet's father. |
| 25 | John | Tubman | Harriet's first love. |
| | | | Part lll |
| 28 | Walter | Scott | Scottish novelist. |
| | Caroline | | Sophia's child. Aka: Carrie |
| | Jerry | | A slave. |
| | Milly | | A slave. |
| 29 | Creon | | Hiram's uncle. |
| 31 | Thurston | | A slave |
| | Garrison | | A slave. |
| 33 | Edmund | Quinn | Meanest white man. |
| | Silas | | One of Thena's children. |
| | Claire | | One of Thena's children. |
| | Aram | | One of Thena's children. |
| | Alice | | One of Thena's children. |
| | Cuffee | | Hiram's acquaintance. |
