Leading Characters of the Story
Scene: Washington and the Foothills of the Carolinas.
Time: 1865 to 1870.
| Ben Cameron | Dragon of the Ku Klux Klan |
| Margaret | His Sister |
| Mrs. Cameron | His Mother |
| Dr. Richard Cameron | His Father |
| Hon. Austin Stoneman | Radical Leader of Congress |
| Phil | His Son |
| Elsie | His Daughter |
| Marion Lenoir | Ben's First Love |
| Mrs. Lenoir | Her Mother |
| Jake | A Faithful Man |
| Silas Lynch | A Negro Missionary |
| Uncle Aleck | The Member from Ulster |
| Cindy | His Wife |
| Col. Howle | A Carpet-bagger |
| Augustus Cæsar | Of the Black Guard |
| Charles Sumner | Of Massachusetts |
| Gen. Benjamin F. Butler | Of Fort Fisher |
| Andrew Johnson | The President |
| U. S. Grant | Commanding General |
| Abraham Lincoln | The Friend of the South |
