Rosa Millard

Rosa is the mother-in-law of John Sartoris; while he is away fighting the Yankees, she manages the plantation, which she doesn't hesitate to call "my house" (696). The story shows her command of traditionally feminine roles - sewing, cooking, gardening - but she proves equally up to the new challenges brought home by the war. She knows how to protect the Sartoris family wealth, including how to keep a slave who dreams about freedom in his place; she also shows General Forrest how to maintain command of his troops.