# Mr. Gundover — Iola Leroy character guide

> Mr. Gundover in Iola Leroy by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Gundover, ole Gundover, Ole Gundover

**First appearance:** 0012-x-shadows-in-the-home

## Who they are

Wealthy planter who buys slaves and treats them harshly.

## In the story

### [Arrival of the Union Army](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/iola_leroy_se/chapters/iv-arrival-of-the-union-army)

His woods are where the Union soldiers are camped.

### [V: The Release of Iola Leroy](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/iola_leroy_se/chapters/v-the-release-of-iola-leroy)

Mentioned as the owner of the woods where the meeting takes place.

### [Robert and His Company](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/iola_leroy_se/chapters/xv-robert-and-his-company)

Mentioned as the master of a plantation where Uncle Jack lived; concerned about his livestock and Jack's soul.

### [XVIII: Searching for Lost Ones](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/iola_leroy_se/chapters/xviii-searching-for-lost-ones)

Mentioned as having died soon after the surrender; his plantation was bought by a group of freedmen.

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