Tail Gait

Cast of Characters 1777–1782

Captain John Schuyler—Captain Schuyler is twenty years old, powerfully built, and a good man. After fighting in the Battle of Saratoga, the American soldier takes a British lieutenant prisoner; from that moment on, their fates are forever linked.

Lieutenant Charles West—At nineteen, in the British Army, he’s the second son of an impoverished aristocrat. Artistic and quick-thinking, he’s captured by Captain Schuyler, along with several of his men.

Ewing Garth—Highly intelligent, a successful businessman with holdings in Virginia and North Carolina, he is an American patriot.

Catherine Garth—Bold, strong of body and mind, she admires her father. She is also beyond beautiful, and at eighteen coming into full bloom.

Rachel Garth—Two years younger than Catherine, she, too, is a beautiful girl. She’s not as bold as Catherine but she’s observant and no fool.

Jeddie Rice—A young slave with a gift for training and riding horses. He and Catherine have a natural affinity.

Roger—The butler, and therefore a powerful slave.

Weymouth—Roger’s son, who will one day inherit this most coveted position.

Corporal Karl Ix—A captured Hessian soldier who endures an eight hundred mile march alongside Lieutenant West. Over time, the two become friends. Ix is an engineer in his late twenties.

Thomas Parsons, Edward Thimble, Samuel MacLeish—Captured along with their commanding officer, Lieutenant West. Their resourcefulness and toughness keep them alive in The Barracks, the prisoner-of-war camp just outside Charlottesville, Virginia.

Captain Graves—Of the Royal Irish Artillery, he’s also captured at Saratoga. In time, he’s the first to understand what this new land has to offer.