WhentheCivilWarbreaksoutAlanKendrick,anarmyofficerbornintheSouth,staysinthearmytofightfortheUnion,buthissweetheartMarylandsideswiththeSouth.ShesoondiscoversthatAlanwascapturedbyConfederatesinabattlenearherhomeandistobeexecuted.Eventhoughhe'sfightingforherenemy,shecan'tbringherselftolethimbekilledanddevisesaplantohelphimescape.