a favorable opinion of Lincoln, but nonetheless worked hard under his command. David Herold and John Wilkes Booth Herold and Booth are the coconspirators who devised and successfully executed a plan to assassinate Lincoln. Herold despises Lincoln's attempts at unification. He is depicted as unintelligent and frequently engages in debauchery, visiting brothels in Washington. He fantasizes about being a hero of the Confederacy and even poisoning the President through his job as a pharmacy clerk. He eventually finds a group of like-minded individuals who also seek to kill Lincoln, and it is here where he meets Booth. John Booth is the assassin of Lincoln. Booth is not as incompetent as Herold, but is also a hate-filled enemy of Lincoln. He seeks to avenge the defeat of the South, and stalks Lincoln throughout the novel, swearing revenge. His narrative climaxes with the assassination of Lincoln and subsequent daring escape. List of Named Characters The characters in Lincoln include dozens of historical as well as purely fictional figures. This list of named characters includes those that appear or are mentioned in the novel. They are listed in order of appearance or mention (mentions marked with an *). Part 1 – Ch 1 Elihu Washburne – Congressman from Illinois *Gautier – DC caterer, rumored to be the lost Dauphin William Seward – Senator from NY, Lincoln’s rival for Republican nomination Pinkerton – Detective, Lincoln’s bodyguard Abraham Lincoln – President elect, then President Ward Hill Lamon – Lincoln’s bodyguard, later Constable of DC General Winfield Scott – Commander of the US Army, victor of Mexican War Mary Todd Lincoln – First lady Robert Lincoln – Lincoln’s son *Widow Spriggs – Lincoln’s DC landlady in the 1840s James Buchanan – Lame duck 15th president *William Dodge – NY merchant Mike – porter at Willard’s Hotel *Stephen Douglas – Northern Democratic presidential candidate, defeated by Lincoln *John Breckinridge – Southern Democratic presidential candidate, defeated by Lincoln *John Tyler – former president *Zachary Taylor – former president Salmon P. Chase – Abolitionist, Senator from OH, Lincoln’s Treasury Secretary *Edward Bates – Whig politician Gideon Welles – Democrat, Lincoln’s Secretary of the Navy *Thurlow Weed – Publisher of the Albany Evening Journal Ch 2 David Herold – Pharmacy clerk, Washington Wild Boy, former brothel handyman Annie Surrat – David’s friend Mrs. Surrat – Annie’s mother, owner of a Maryland truck farm John Surrat – owner of a Maryland