John Haliburton

The Revolution at Sea Saga is a five-book "trilogy" by writer/novelist James L. Nelson. They encompass the adventures of Captain Isaac Biddlecomb, his good friend Ezra Rumstick, and his wife Virginia Stanton in the years 1775 and 1776. The following is an alphabetical list of the minor characters who appear in the series. The main characters and antagonists-Captain Isaac Biddlecomb, Ezra Rumstick, Virginia Stanton, William Stanton and more, are listed separately.

The hero/protagonist of the series. See Isaac Biddlecomb

Biddlecomb's best friend and first lieutenant. See Ezra Rumstick

Biddlecomb's sweetheart/wife. See Virginia Stanton

Biddlecomb's employer and, later on, his father-in-law. See Virginia Stanton

The commander of the marines on board the USS Charlemagne. See Elisha Faircloth

Edward Fitzgerald is George Washington's adviser in The Maddest Idea. Although his personality and character traits were created by James L. Nelson, it is a historic fact that the first president of the United States had a right-hand man by the same name. In The Maddest Idea, he is assigned with the job of flushing out the traitor who turned Biddlecomb over to the British. He does this by telling the three men suspected of the traitourous deeds three different places that the captain was heading, then paying the British commander's underling to be allowed to read the mail sent to him, which reveals to Fitzgerald who the real traitor is. Fitzgerald was also known in the second Revolution book for having romantic feelings toward Virginia Stanton, who was beginning to doubt her affections for Isaac, especially after he sent her a letter telling of their upcoming wedding, even though they weren't engaged. But directly after she decides to love Isaac as a brother and nothing more, she discovers a hint in the letter that explains that he really loved her after all. Major Edward Fitzgerald appears in The Maddest Idea and Lords of the Ocean, in which he off-handedly mentions Virginia Stanton, to which Biddlecomb replies "...I fear you mistake her name. She is no longer Virginia Stanton. She now goes by the name Virginia Biddlecomb."

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