Sully, a Texas bloodhound specially called for the pursuit. Sully finally outruns his handlers and catches Jeff, but quickly takes a liking to him. Seizing on this opportunity, Jeff coaxes Sully into joining him and the two leave Watie's men behind. Exhausted but successful, Jeff reports in to a Union cavalry patrol and is overjoyed to find one of the troopers is Noah. Noah reveals that Lemon Jones successfully delivered Jeff's report to General Blunt, who immediately stopped the supply of Spencer rifles to the enemy. Clardy never returned. Jeff later learns that Clardy's real identity was discovered by Watie's men, who took revenge for the execution of Lee Washbourne and robbed Clardy of his illicit gold. With the war over, Jeff's regiment disbands and he and his friends from Linn County return home. Lucy sends him an affectionate letter, prompting Jeff to decide he will soon propose to her. Returning to his family's farm, Jeff is offered a room but feels restless, instead finding peace outside, under the stars. Characters Jefferson (Jeff) Davis Bussey – the protagonist. Jeff takes a straightforward, no-nonsense view of life and has a deep regard for integrity and courage, but finds the war to be more complicated than he had expected. First enlisted as infantry, Jeff later becomes a cavalryman, artilleryman, and spy. He spends most of the war as a private, but is promoted to sergeant by order of General Blunt before being discharged. Lucy Washbourne – Jeff's love interest, a young woman living in Tahlequah, Oklahoma (then Indian Territory) Lee Washbourne – Lucy's brother, a Confederate soldier and scout. Killed by a firing squad organized by Captain Clardy. Lee refused any attempts beforehand to get him to talk, simply laughing at Clardy and his men. Jeff refuses to participate in Lee's execution and arranges for Lee's body to be returned to the Washbournes. Noah Babbitt – an itinerant printer, older than Jeff, and a Union soldier and a lover of nature. Stand Watie – historical character, the last Confederate general to surrender at the war's end. His forces are described as "using old British one shot Enfield's and double barrel shotguns." The use of Spencer repeaters could mean a victory against Union soldiers. Greatly feared on the Union side, Watie is beloved by his men and revered by Confederate civilians for the wild and daring way he and his men fight. James