Confederate Lieutenant Will Brandt's headlong charge into enemy lines ends in capture and confinement in a Yankee prison. Released at war's end, he is pennilesss, barefoot and ragged, and 1500 miles from his home in Texas and a troubled marriage. A strong desire for reconciliation with his estrangedd wife sustains him throughout a journey laced with danger, adventure, public service and romance. At home at last, he must confront his most startling challenge.