# Shepherd Heyward — John Brown’s Body character guide

> Shepherd Heyward in John Brown’s Body by Stephen Vincent Benét.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Heyward

**First appearance:** 0007-book-iii

## Who they are

A Southern officer or gentleman, part of the military narrative.

## In the story

### [Book I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/john_brown_s_body_se/chapters/book-i)

A free negro baggage-master at Harper's Ferry, hardworking and thrifty, who is shot and killed by John Brown's raiders when he fails to halt; his death is depicted as a senseless tragedy.

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