Two teenagers left their homes in South Georgia to join the Confederate States Army. They become a part of the Army of Northern Virginia and fight in 44 engagements some of the worst in the war. After the battle of Olustee, Florida, on the return to Charleston, South Carolina they meet to young girls and fall in love. Over a year later, after the war's end, they are re acquainted with the girls, ending up with the two best of friends marrying two best of friends after being brought together by a terrible war.