Reluctantly, Ruth lets Marquis Warren (Samuel L. Jackson), a Union major who carries around a personal letter from his late pen pal Abraham Lincoln, aboard the six - horse stagecoach that is being
pulled through the snowy, mountainous terrain.
When Reynolds first appears, he's driving a pick - up truck
through the
snowy backroads of Niagara Falls, Ontario, his square chin covered by scribbly beard, a baseball cap
pulled down tight.