appears in a flashback scene as General George Meade during a Civil War battle.

The narrative is framed through the perspective of Elsa Dutton, whose poetic narration captures both the beauty of the untamed American landscape and the brutal tragedies the group faces, including disease, starvation, and violent encounters.

The determined patriarch and great-grandfather of Yellowstone 's John Dutton, who is willing to endure anything to find a better life for his family.