Michel Ney, grandson of the “Bravest of the Brave.”
The Marshal Bazaine, commander-in-chief of the French Army of Occupation in Mexico.
Madame la Marechale, his bride.
Colonel Dupin, the “Tiger of the Tropics,” chief of the Contra Guerrillas.
Miguel Lopez, colonel of Dragoons, a favorite of the Emperor.
Monsieur Éloin, the Emperor’s secretary.
Marquez, Miramon, Mejía, Mendez, Imperialist officers.
Régules, Escobedo, Republican officers.
Daniel Boone, first scout among the Missourians, one-time editor and editor yet to be.
“Old Brothers and Sisters,” “Tall Mose” Bledsoe, of The County of Pike, and yet more of the Missouri colonels.