My Name is Mary Sutter by Robin Oliveira Characters

Mary Sutter: A young mid-wife from Albany, NY whose only dream is to become a doctor.
Amelia Harriman Sutter: Mary's mother who is also a mid-wife; widow of Nathaniel Sutter, railroad magnate
Jenny Sutter: Mary's twin sister
Christian Sutter: Mary's brother
Thomas Fall: Next door neighbor to the Sutters in Albany, NY; previous beau to Mary and later Jenny’s husband
Bonnie Miles: Pregnant woman whose baby was delivered by Mary.
Jake Miles: Estranged husband of Bonnie Miles and soldier in the Union Army.
Dr. James Blevins: 25th Regimental Surgeon and admirer of Mary
Sarah, James estranged wife
Colonel Townsend, Commander of the Albany Regiment
Dr. William Stipp: Surgeon in charge of the Union Hotel hospital who agrees to apprentice Mary.
Genevieve, Dr. Stipp’s deceased wife
Lilianna, friend of Dr. Stipp’s left behind when Texas seceded
John Hay: Secretary of War to President Lincoln
Dorothea Dix: Social reformer appointed Female Superintendent of Army Nurses by President Lincoln
General Irvin McDowell: Commanding officer of NE Virginia Northern Forces
General Winfield Scott: Commander of Northern forces during the early years of the Civil War.
General George McClellan: Commander of the Army of the Potomac
Peter Marteli, hospital patient, Mary and Stipp grow attached to him