Cheerilee=Josh Chamberlain
An honest, idealistic schoolteacher. Perhaps caught up in a situation over her head, but manages to adapt and rise to the occasion.

Lightning Dust=William T. Sherman.
Willing to do what's necessary, even distasteful actions, to get the ugly mess over as quickly as possible.

Iron Will=Jeff Davis
Nathan Forrest and George Gordon=his goats.
Stubborn, bullheaded and probably a bit racist in their worldviews.