As the Civil War begins to heat up, Louise Drake is faced with a difficult problem, her parents don't approve of her beau, John Ames. In fact, they intend to force her to marry a man she does not love. When John rescues Louise from her unhappy fate, she believes her problems are over. But when John heads off to war, their troubles really begin, growing larger than they could have imagined. In a war that pits brother against brother, and father against son, Louise and John's love for each other and their country will be tested to its limits. Now, in order to save her marriage, Louise will dare what few men would, she will travel hundreds of miles alone, cross enemy lines, and brave the brutalities of war to save the life of the man she loves.