Mr. Scala – Conductor of the Marine Band William S. Thompson – Pharmacist, employer of David Herold Elvira – Cleaning woman at pharmacy *Dr Hardinge – Jefferson Davis’s physician *Mr Dayton – Whig politician Elmer E. Ellsworth – Drillmaster of the Zouaves Hannibal Hamlin – Lincoln’s VP, Senator from Maine *Edwin Forest – Actor Roger B. Taney – Chief Justice Ch 9 James Gordon Bennett – Publisher of New York Herald Chester – Butler at Sal Austin’s brothel Marie-Jeanne – Prostitute Ch 10 *John Bright – British MP *William Gladstone – British PM Elizabeth Keckley – Dressmaker to Mrs. Lincoln *Nelson – Todd family butler in KY *Mammy Sally – Todd family nanny in KY *Judge Turner – Lexington judge *Caroline Turner – Cruel wife of Judge Tuner, slave murderer *Richard – Turner slave, murderer of Caroline in self defense Ch 11 Empress Eugenie – Last empress of France, wife of Napoleon III *Calvin Fairbanks – Abolitionist minister with slave buyback scheme *Eliza – Slave bought at auction by Fairbanks, freed in KY *Lord Lyons – British minister to USA *Benjamin Disraeli – British Chancellor of the Exchequer Caleb B. Smith – Lincoln’s Secretary of the Interior, from KY, conservative *Captain Fox – Union naval officer Frederick Seward – Seward’s son, Undersecretary of State Ch 12 General Beauregard – Confederate general in SC *Mrs. Alexander – Member of founding family of Alexandria, VA *Doctor Breckinridge – Former VP’s uncle, unionist in KY *Governor Pickens – Governor of SC Senator Hale – Senator from NH Ch 13 Mr. Mayberry – Alexandria tavernkeeper, Confederate information monger Mr. Brown – Mayor of Baltimore *Benjamin Butler – Union general, commander of 8th Massachusetts Regiment, commander at Ft Monroe Henry Wikoff – Diplomat, memoirist, the “Chevalier,” friend of Sickles and Mrs. Lincoln *Queen Isabella – Queen of Spain Napoleon III – Emperor of France *Joseph Bonaparte – Napoleon’s uncle *Lord Palmerston – British diplomat and intelligence agent Charles Schermerhorn Schuyler – Diplomat, author *Victor Hugo – French novelist *Larmatine – French politician *The Misses Mentelle – Sisters, mistresses of French academy in Lexington Emilie Helm – Mrs. Lincoln’s half sister, “Little Sister” Ben Hardin Helm – Mrs. Lincoln’s brother in law, West Pointer Ch 15 William Sprague – Governor of RI, the “boy governor” Ambrose Burnside – West Point grad, Union commander, former RR man with Lincoln Zach Chandler – Senator from MI Senator Hale