# Clay Wingate — John Brown’s Body character guide

> Clay Wingate in John Brown’s Body by Stephen Vincent Benét.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Wingate, Clay

**First appearance:** 0005-book-i

## Who they are

A young Southern aristocrat and soldier, central to the Wingate family storyline.

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