Family patriarch and rugged individualist who runs the farm while initially avoiding Civil War involvement. He leads a rescue mission to free his captured son, later suffers devastating losses of two sons and his daughter-in-law to Confederate raiders, but ultimately finds solace attending church with his surviving family.
Charlie is Nathan's father and household patriarch.
The plot identifies Charlie Anderson as the family patriarch and Nathan as one of his six sons, who help run the family farm.
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