# A Cycle of the West — Character guide

> Key figures in A Cycle of the West by John G. Neihardt.

- [Hugh Glass](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/hugh_glass.md): A legendary mountain man who survives a bear attack and crawls across the wilderness seeking vengeance.
- [Mike Fink](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/mike_fink.md): A boastful, violent keelboatman and rival of Hugh Glass.
- [Frank Talbeau](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/frank_talbeau.md): A young keelboatman who joins the Ashley expedition and later becomes a mountain man.
- [Little Jim](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/little_jim.md): A young boy who befriends Hugh Glass and later becomes a mountain man.
- [Red Cloud](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/red_cloud.md): A powerful Oglala Lakota war leader who opposes the white incursions.
- [Crazy Horse](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/crazy_horse.md): A visionary Oglala Lakota warrior who leads resistance against the U.S. Army.
- [Will Carpenter](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/will_carpenter.md): A veteran mountain man and friend of Hugh Glass.
- [Jules Le Bon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/jules_le_bon.md): A French-Canadian trapper and member of the Ashley expedition.
- [George Armstrong Custer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/custer.md): The flamboyant U.S. cavalry commander who meets his end at the Little Bighorn.
- [Major Andrew Henry](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/major_henry.md): A leader of the Ashley-Henry fur trading expedition.
- [Spotted Tail](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/spotted_tail.md): A Brulé Lakota chief who advocates for peace with the whites.
- [Colonel Maynadier](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/colonel_maynadier.md): A U.S. Army officer involved in negotiations with the Sioux.
- [Sitting Bull](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/sitting_bull.md): A Hunkpapa Lakota holy man and leader of the resistance.
- [Roman Nose](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/roman_nose.md): A Cheyenne warrior chief known for his bravery in battle.
- [Hohay](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/hohay.md): A Lakota warrior and ally of Crazy Horse.
- [Gray Fox](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/gray_fox.md): A Cheyenne warrior who fights at Beecher's Island.
- [General William S. Harney](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/harney.md): A U.S. Army general known for his campaigns against the Sioux.
- [William H. Ashley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/ashley.md): A fur trader and entrepreneur who organized the Ashley expedition.
- [Captain William J. Fetterman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/fetterman.md): A U.S. Army officer killed with his command in a Sioux ambush.
- [Captain Howard Morton](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/howard_morton.md): A U.S. Army officer at Fort Phil Kearney.
- [Dull Knife](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/dull_knife.md): A Cheyenne chief who leads his people in a desperate escape.
- [Major Marcus Reno](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/reno.md): A U.S. cavalry officer who survived the Little Bighorn battle.
- [Sergeant Hanley](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/sergeant_hanley.md): A U.S. Army sergeant at Fort Phil Kearney.
- [Gall](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/gall.md): A Hunkpapa Lakota war chief who fights at the Little Bighorn.
- [Black Kettle](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/black_kettle.md): A Cheyenne chief who sought peace but was killed at Washita.
- [General George Crook](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/crook.md): A U.S. Army general who campaigned against the Sioux and Cheyenne.
- [Red Hawk](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/red_hawk.md): A Lakota warrior who participates in the sun dance.
- [Brigadier-General Edward S. Godfrey](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/brigadier_general_godfrey.md): A U.S. Army officer who survived the Little Bighorn.
- [Old Pierre Trudeau](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/old_pierre_trudeau.md): An old French-Canadian trapper and storyteller.
- [Stillwell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/stillwell.md): A scout and survivor of the Fetterman fight.
- [Captain Wier](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/captain_wier.md): A U.S. cavalry officer at the Little Bighorn.
- [Crow King](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/crow_king.md): A Hunkpapa Lakota war chief who fought at the Little Bighorn.
- [Colonel Henry B. Carrington](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/carrington.md): The U.S. Army commander who built Fort Phil Kearney.
- [Brigadier-General George A. Forsyth](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/brigadier_general_forsyth.md): A U.S. Army officer who commanded scouts at Beecher's Island.
- [Captain James Powell](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/captain_powell.md): A U.S. Army officer who defended the Wagon Box corral.
- [Hump](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/hump.md): A Cheyenne warrior who fought at Beecher's Island.
- [General Alfred Terry](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/terry.md): A U.S. Army general who commanded forces at the Little Bighorn.
- [Running Wolf](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/running_wolf.md): A Cheyenne warrior who fought at the Washita River.
- [Chief Joseph](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/nez_perce_joseph.md): A Nez Perce leader mentioned in the context of the Indian wars.
- [Manuel Lisa](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/manuel_lisa.md): A fur trader and explorer of the Missouri River.
- [Captain James H. Cook](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/captain_james_cook.md): A scout and rancher who knew Crazy Horse.
- [General John C. Frémont](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/general_fremont.md): An explorer and military officer mentioned in the narrative.
- [Sergeant Max Littman](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/sergeant_littman.md): A U.S. Army sergeant at Fort Phil Kearney.
- [John G. Neihardt](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/john_g_neihardt.md): The author of the book, appearing as a narrator.
- [Lieutenant Pike](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/lieutenant_pike.md): A U.S. Army officer at Fort Phil Kearney.
- [Jedediah Smith](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/jedediah_smith.md): A famous mountain man and explorer of the West.
- [Satanta](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/satanta.md): A Kiowa chief known for his oratory and warfare.
- [Little Raven](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/little_raven.md): A Southern Arapaho chief who sought peace.
- [General John Gibbon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/gibbon.md): A U.S. Army general who commanded forces at the Little Bighorn.
- [Captain French](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/a_cycle_of_the_west_se/characters/captain_french.md): A U.S. Army officer at Fort Phil Kearney.

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