Cain’s Cutthroats

A former Confederate captain who retires to farm life but is drawn back into violence when his wife Angie is raped and his son Jody is killed. He starts as a principled, stoic figure but grows increasingly cold and brutal as he hunts down the gang.

Cain’s biracial ex-slave wife who endures sexual violence and betrayal. Her murder by Billy-Joe becomes a catalyst for Cain’s killing spree and deepens the tragedy at the heart of the story.

Leader of Cain's Cutthroats, a former comrade who seeks to rally Cain’s old squad to attack the North. Charismatic but ruthless, he embodies the band’s dangerous hollow dream.

The deranged, volatile member who presses the group toward violence and commits the assault on Angie. His reckless anger and lack of restraint drive the gang’s eventual downfall.

A member of the roving gang, loyal to the group’s mission until the end. His complicity contributes to the escalating brutality and fear.

One of Cain’s Cutthroats who shares in the gang’s violent plans and later faces Cain’s pursuit. His actions illustrate the group’s murderous dynamics.

Another member of the gang, whose presence reinforces the collective threat they pose to the postwar South and to Cain personally.

A former prostitute and Tucker’s ex-girlfriend who partners with Simms in the pursuit of Cain’s victims. She is drawn into Cain’s violent vigilante justice but grows disenchanted with its brutality.

A bible-quoting bounty hunter who assists Cain in tracking down the gang. He questions whether Cain’s justice lines up with his own moral beliefs as violence escalates.

Cain’s son from his deceased first wife. He is killed early in the gang’s attack, marking a devastating personal loss that anchors Cain’s transformation.