Traveller (novel)

• Traveller – A gray American Saddlebred gelding with a dark mane. The narrator of the novel. Originally named Jeff Davis.
• Richmond – An aggressive bay stallion belonging to "Marse Robert" (Robert E. Lee). Died of colic.
• Brown-Roan – Also known as The Roan. A good-natured gelding of Marse Robert's. Had to be retired after going blind.
• Little Sorrel – "Cap-in-his-Eye's" horse, also known as Old Sorrel. One of Traveller's closest friends. Sorrel sometimes foresees the future, predicting Cap-in-his-Eye's death shortly before it happens.
• Skylark – "Jine-the-Cavalry's" primary horse. Proud, but friendly.
• Joker – Major Talcott's horse. Usually good-humored and sarcastic.

• Ajax – A large sorrel gelding given to Marse Roberts after he injures his hands. Rarely used due to his size. Died after Lee's retirement from injuries sustained from a sharp prong on a gate latch.
• Brigand – A large black horse belonging to General Mahone
• Buckthorn – An artillery general's horse
• Champ – "Red Shirt's" horse; Traveller learns of Red Shirt's death from him. After Red Shirt's death, Champ is ridden by Sergeant Tucker.
• Chieftain – "Little General's" horse; dies after his legs are shot out by a Union soldier at the Battle of Gettysburg.
• Cincinnati – A black horse belonging to Union Army General Ulysses S. Grant. Traveller meets him at the surrender at Appomattox, under the assumption that it is the Union Army that has surrendered.
• Crockett – An old horse shot and killed in front of Traveller at the Battle of Sayler's Creek
• Dancer – Captain Wilbourn's horse
• Frigate – A horse that informs Traveller of Old Pete's injuries at the Battle of the Wilderness
• Ginger – Colonel Long's horse
• Ivy – A mare
• Leopard – Major Venable's mount
• Lucy Long – A mare purchased as Marse Roberts's backup horse after his hands were injured in an accident.
• Mercury – General Marshall's mount
• Merlin – Sergeant Tucker's mount
• Misty – A gray horse belonging to a gunnery officer
• Rollo – A haughty, bragging stallion belonging to one of Jine-the-Cavalry's men
• Romeo – A black gelding belonging to Ringlets
• Sovereign – Eppa's horse
• Star of the East – Jine-the-Cavalry's secondary mount
• Trumpeter – A chestnut horse belonging to one of Red Shirt's commanders

• Bandit – One of Traveller's stablemates during his time with Joe
• Bluebird – Captain White's filly
• Daffodil – A mare
• Emerald – A pretty mare belonging to Judge Cox' wife.
• Flora – Traveller's mother
• Frisky – An old nag
• Monarch – A stallion at Blue Sulphur Springs
• Moonlight – A filly at Blue Sulphur Springs
• Ruby – A mare belonging to Andy
• Ruffian – A gelding at Blue Sulphur Springs; towards the end of the war, Traveller meets Ruffian again, injured and exhausted, having been abandoned by the side of a road. He later learns that Ruffian recovered and was retired to a farm.
• Thunder – Confederate President Jefferson Davis's horse

• Tom the Nipper – Miss Life's cat. Traveller relates his story to Tom through the novel.
• Baxter – Another barn cat at the estate
• Sandy – A goat sharing the barn with Traveller at Lee's estate
• Dragon and Logan – Two mules belonging to a farmer the soldiers meet on a march

Although based on existing historic figures, most of the humans in the novel are given nicknames by Traveller. The following is a list of the human characters' real names and corresponding nicknames, as well as the horse or horses that usually accompany them.

• "Marse Robert" – General Robert E. Lee. Called "Marse Robert" after Traveller hears a stablehand refer to him as such. His horses are Traveller, Richmond, Brown-Roan, Lucy Long, and Ajax.
• "Cap-in-his-Eyes" – General Stonewall Jackson. Traveller's name for Jackson comes from his true-to-life habit of wearing his hat pulled low over his face. His horse is Little Sorrel.
• "Jine-the-Cavalry" – General J.E.B. Stuart. Traveller dubbed him "Jine-the-Cavalry" (a common pronunciation of the military song Join the Cavalry) after the general made the statement several times during their first encounter. His horses are Skylark and Star of the East.
• "Red Shirt" – General A. P. Hill. His horse is Champ.
• "The Little General"- General Daniel Harvey Hill
• "Ringlets" – General George Pickett. His horse is Romeo.
• "Old Pete" – General James Longstreet. His horse is Hero.
• "Sweeny" – Joel Sweeney. One of Jine-the-Cavalry's men, known for playing his banjo.
• "The Fat General" General Lafayette McLaws. One of Old Pete's commanders.
• "The Bald General" – General Richard S. Ewell
• "The Cussing General" – General Jubal Early
• "Marse Taylor" – Major Walter H. Taylor, Lee's aide-de-camp
• "Vot-you-voz" – Heros von Borcke. Traveller gives his name as "Bork or Pork or something".
• Captain Joe Broun – Joseph M Broun. The quartermaster of the 3rd Virginia Infantry. Broun purchased Traveller from Captain Johnston and renamed him Greenbriar. He later sold him to General Lee. His horse is Traveller as Greenbriar.
• Major Talcott – His horse is Joker

• Captain Wilbourn – One of Cap-in-his-Eyes' officers. His horse is Dancer.
• Colonel Long – His horse is Ginger.
• Colonel Marshall – Charles Marshall, Lee's military secretary. Rides with Lee and the other generals at the surrender at Appomattox. His horse is Mercury.
• Colonel Sorrel – Gilbert Moxley Sorrel, General Longstreet's chief of staff.
• Eppa – Eppa Hunton. One of Ringlets' officers. His horse is Sovereign.
• General Alexander – Edward Porter Alexander. Rides with Lee at the surrender at Appomattox.
• General Fitz Lee – Fitzhugh Lee, nephew of Robert E. Lee. Rides with Lee at the surrender at Appomattox.
• General Gordon – General John Brown Gordon.
• General Hood – General John Bell Hood
• General Johnston – General Joseph E. Johnston
• General McGowan – Samuel McGowan
• General Mahone – William Mahone. His horse is Brigand.
• General Pendleton – William N. Pendleton, chief of artillery for the Army of Northern Virginia.
• General Walker – James A. "Stonewall Jim" Walker
• General Wilcox – Cadmus M. Wilcox
• Major Venable – Charles S. Venable, one of Lee's aides. His horse is Leopard.
• Sergeant Tucker – George W. Tucker. Rides with Lee and the other generals at the surrender at Appomattox. His horse is Merlin.

• "Miss Life" – Mildred "Precious Life" Childe Lee, youngest daughter of Robert E. Lee.
• "Miss Agnes" – Eleanor Agnes Lee, daughter of Robert E. Lee.
• "Mr. Custis" – George Washington Custis Lee, eldest son of Robert E. Lee.
• "Marse Rooney" – William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, second son of Robert E. Lee.
• Jim – Captain James W. Johnston. Traveller's original owner and trainer.
• Andy – Andrew Johnston. Jim's father.
• Zeb – A horse groomer at Blue Sulphur Springs.
• Mr. Senseney – The farrier at Lee's estate.
• Miss Dab
• Perry and Meredith – Two of General Lee's servants
• Bryan –
• The President – Confederate President Jefferson Davis
• Dave –
• Grace Darling –
• Jennie and Fannie – Two young girls near Lee's estate
• Isaiah –
• Captain White – Horse: Bluebird
• Mr. Turnbull – A man who lets Lee use his property as headquarters
• Judge Meredith – Solomon Meredith
• Judge Cox – A man who allows Lee to rest at his house after the Battle of Sayler's Creek.