Hosea Blackford

Hazel Blackford is a character of the Southern Victory-series. He later becomes chairman of the socialist party and the husband of Flora Hamburger.

How Few Remain
His first appearance is as a miner in a train on his way from Montana to Dakota, where he meets Abraham Lincoln. They converse about Lincoln's positions regarding labour; in his next appearance in Breakthroughs, Blackford tells Flora Hamburger Lincoln had "opened his eyes" in this conversation.