Answer:
Carter Druse: He is a young man who feels duty-bound to fight for the Union army, even though it creates a rift between him and his family.
Druse’s father: He is a strict parent who is unhappy with his son’s decision to join the Union army and abandon his parents.
The Federal officer: He is a somewhat bored and careless man with an overactive imagination that compels him to see a flying horseman.
