The elder of the two white sisters. She ventures out for medicine, encounters the soldiers, and participates in the house defense. After discovering the wounded Moses alive, she shoots him dead following his warning about the approaching Union forces, then leads the group in burning their home and fleeing.
Elder sister Augusta takes protective responsibility for younger sister Louise throughout the film.
Augusta holds authority over Mad as her enslaver, though their dynamic shifts under siege.
Augusta and Moses are direct adversaries in a life-or-death confrontation.
Augusta opposes Henry as part of the household's defense against the invaders.
Augusta's defensive actions tragically result in the death of an ally due to misidentification.
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