An ex-convict and former Confederate soldier who is taken in by Melanie.
A former Confederate soldier, Will Benteen is on his way home from the war when his comrade leaves him at Tara because he's fallen 111 with pneumonia. The O'Haras nurse him back to health and to show his gratitude he stays to help rebuild Tara. Although only a small "cracker" farmer, Will soon becomes instrumental in managing Tara. He eventually marries Suellen O'Hara.
The spoiled, but adorable daughter of Scarlett and Rhett Butler She dies tragically at the age of four when she is thrown from her pony.
Rhett Butler meets Scarlett for the first time at the Twelve Oaks plantation party and is immediately attracted.....
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