# Lucy Weatherby — John Brown’s Body character guide

> Lucy Weatherby in John Brown’s Body by Stephen Vincent Benét.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Weatherby

**First appearance:** 0006-book-ii

## Who they are

A Southern belle whose charm and social grace mask the brittle codes of honor and courtship that shape the Wingate family's world.

## In the story

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

Mentioned in Wingate's thoughts as someone who will wear an English gown and a silver star when the Black Horse Troop returns, representing the idealized home front.

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

Remembered by Clay Wingate as 'white and gold' in candlelight, giving ribbons to men at war.

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