John of Barsoom

John of Barsoom was an officer in "King" Geoffrey's army during the Detinan Civil War. He commanded a brigade in the Army of Franklin. Like many of his colleagues, he chafed under the command of General Bell, who gave reckless orders and then blamed his subordinates for their failure. After being accused of cowardice by Bell before the Battle of Ramblerton, Provincial Prerogative sought to redeem himself by not shying away from danger, and as a result, he was killed.

John of Barsoom is based on Confederate general John C. Carter. John Carter is also the name of the main protagonist of Edgar Rice Burroughs's A Princess of Mars and of some of that book's sequels. In the books, Carter travels to the planet Mars and interacts with its native inhabitants, in whose language the planet is known as Barsoom.