Ned White

Ned is the "Father" of Colton White and holder of the 2nd piece of the Cross.

Early Life
Ned became a confederate soldier under the command of Thomas Magruder. He assisted Magruder in seeking out the last piece of the cross from a white doctor who lived with the Apache people, but was killed at the hand of Magruder for defending the Apache. The killing was against Ned's will and he tried to stop Magruder but ended up being shot in the head and thought to be dead. Before hand the Apache's wife / Cole's mother hid Many Wounds in the back from the military and once the skirmish is over, apache and confederate soldiers are dead, we find out that Ned is alive after all and after this Many Wounds offers Cole to Ned to raise him as his own.

Death
Ned was killed when the steamboat exploded but before his death,he told cole that he wasn't his true father and threw him overbord to save his life. When he was out of ammo for his Rifle He violently beat the renegade soldiers raiding the boat with the Stock untill the steamer exploads.