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[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

- Here's some more. - Thanks, Mack.

Now, the captain had some men dig these out of the old records

at the post warehouse.

Tell the captain he deserves a drink for that

at the settler's store, just as soon as I finish this book.

And if you'd like to join us, you're invited.

Yeah, thank you.

[DOOR SLAMS]

Captain, I gave him those old books from the warehouse.

You think he's ever gonna find anything?

I don't know, he's been going through

those archives for a long time now.

Hasn't come up with anything yet.

But if he did serve in a western division,

this is as good a haystack as any.

Well, I hope he finds his needle.

I like him.

[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]

? Oh Shenandoah ?

? You're doomed to wander ?

? On beyond ?

? This land so lonely ?

? Oh Shenandoah ?

? You're doomed to wander ?

? So roam ?

? In search of home ?

? Across this land ?

? So lonely ??

[BUGLE CALL]

Hut! Hut! Hut!

[NARRATOR] The soaring cadence of military rhythms

sometimes serve to join all men in a common cause.

But they can only be the distant sounds

of muted fifes and muffled drums

for a man with no name, no memory, no past.

For a man called Shenandoah.

[BUGLE CALL CONTINUES]

[KNOCK ON DOOR]

Come in.

- I found something. - What?

Look, this photograph proves

I was a lieutenant with the 2nd Regiment.

You're with the 2nd all right. There's no doubt about that.

What's wrong?

I vaguely remember something about it.

There was a major encounter with the Indians.

It was a long time ago, in the Dakotas I believe.

And the 2nd, I think the 2nd was deactivated right after that.

Deactivated or not, there's got to be records.

If there are, we'll find 'em.

No, I've never been this close before. And it...

Well, It makes you feel kind of funny, I mean,

to think that tomorrow I might just turn a page and...

end an odyssey.

Well, I just hope we can find

the 2nd Regiment's personnel records.

Why shouldn't we?

Why shouldn't they be on file

with the other regiments?

Well, I'm not saying that they're not.

It's just that I don't want you to get your hopes up too high.

The files might have been misplaced.

Are you two still talking about the 2nd Regiment?

You've all but ruined dinner

with all this talking about the past.

Ruined it? We've eaten everything in sight.

Besides, haven't you ruined enough dinners

worrying about the future?

Aren't there any regulations in that army manual of yours

preventing brothers from making entirely unnecessary remarks?

If there aren't, there should be.

Well...

I guess I'll beat a hasty retreat. Proper military manner.

- Be sure you cover your flank. - Yes.

See you in the morning.

I like your brother.

At least he knows three's a crowd.

He also knows you're a very good cook.

He should. I am.

[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]

How do you feel about tomorrow?

I'm not sure.

It's like...

Like knowing you're going to be born and...

wondering if you're gonna like it.

Hey, you don't have to worry.

You may find a family and home somewhere.

Maybe a wife.

No, I think after all this time any woman in my life

has decided I'm not coming back.

I might not have been married anyway.

Probably just a girl down the street

who got tired of waiting and got married.

I hope so.

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

[BUGLE CALL]

[BUGLE CALL CONTINUES]

[SIGHS]

"July 6, Fort Totten, Dakota Territory.

"This is the third day of the siege.

"The attacking force of Indians must number

in the thousands."

"The morning reports from all companies

"have made me extremely proud,

"as all men reported ready for duty,

"even the wounded.

"But it will be all useless if Lieutenant Henderson

"does not return soon with the rescue column.

"Henderson's return

"with reinforcements is our only hope.

"July 10th. We cannot survive another attack.

"As yet, no sign of a relief column.

"If Henderson is still alive, he's a deserter on the loose.

A murderer."

"For on this day he has surely murdered

every man in the 2nd."

"Every man in the 2nd."

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

"For on this day he has surely murdered

every man in the 2nd."

Now, you know why you couldn't find the records.

They were all killed.

All except you.

Sergeant MacDonald!

Have you lost your senses?

Now, go back to your quarters, sergeant.

I'll talk to you later.

Don't blame him, Dudley.

I don't.

I'm sorry, Shenandoah.

But it's my duty to officially charge you with desertion

during an attack by an enemy force.

A crime punishable by death before a firing squad.

According to the rules and regulations

set forth in the Army Manual,

you will be tried under your legal and rightful name

Lieutenant Henderson.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[BUGLE CALL]

[SIGHS] I...

Well, I just can't believe that

Shenandoah is that kind of man.

I can't either.

I'd have bet my life on him.

A lot of good men made that bet...

and lost.

Sergeant, I'm sure there's a lot of good hot coffee

in the mess hall. You can finish the reports tomorrow.

Yes, sir.

Arnold, could he have been guilty of all those things?

I don't know.

I don't know.

The past is dead.

Even if his name was Henderson.

Now, today he is not the sort of man

who would run off and see others die.

- That's enough for me. - And me.

Do you think I could see him?

Well, it's against regulations, but, uh...

I'll try to arrange it.

Figure I'm healthy enough to stand up

in front of the firing squad?

I don't appreciate the gallows humor

aspect of this examination, anymore than you do.

But the Army Manual states, every prisoner will receive

a thorough medical examination before his court martial.

The camp commander has said

he wants you to have everything

that the Manual says, you deserve.

Well, doctor.

He's in perfect physical condition.

I see no medical reason why he can't stand trial.

Thank you.

The court martial is set to start at 10 o'clock.

I've been assigned as your defense attorney.

Assigned, huh?

Well, as a matter of fact,

I volunteered for the duty.

Much obliged.

Oh, no thanks necessary.

I believe in you.

Simple as that.

Any man who chooses to face the truth

knowing that it may cost him his life

is no deserter.

But, Dudley, you have no proof.

Not yet.

Not yet.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[INDISTINCT CHATTERING]

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

I wasn't sure before, but I am now.

Captain Dudley, you're a good attorney.

No one had to plead your case with me.

I don't care about the past anymore.

You're sweet.

And I'm much obliged.

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[DRUM ROLL]

The board of inquiry has delivered

a complete bill of particulars

against Lieutenant Neil Henderson.

And has ordered this court martial

to convene at this time and date.

Captain Dudley, is the defense prepared?

Sir, in view of the unique circumstances of the defendant,

and the unusual defense which we are forced to take,

I request permission to begin the proceedings

by a statement of fact by Mr. Shenandoah.

You mean Lieutenant Henderson, don't you, Captain?

That's exactly the position we'd like to take, sir,

that there is no positive proof

that the man on trial is Lieutenant Henderson.

Captain Dudley, I must remind you

that Lieutenant Neil Henderson

late of the 2nd Regiment, Western Division,

is on trial in this court martial.

Lieutenant Henderson and no one else.

- Is that understood? - Yes, sir.

That being understood,

Lieutenant Henderson may make a statement.

Gentlemen, I'd like to start at the beginning

and tell you everything I know.

Several months ago in September to be exact,

I regained consciousness in a town

in the New Mexico Territory

called Lamont.

How long I'd been in the coma, I cannot tell you.

The doctor in attendance told me I'd been shot in the back

and the head

and if I had not been brought to him when I was,

that I would have been dead in a few hours.

He told me I was a lucky man to be alive.

And he asked me who I would like notified

as to my condition and my whereabouts.

I discovered that I was unable to recall

anything about my past life.

I didn't even know my name.

He told me I had amnesia, but there was nothing

he could do about it.

Since then I've wandered over most of this country

west of the Mississippi River trying to find somebody who...

who knows who I am.

They only thing I've learned was that I was an officer

in the Union Army in the Western Division.

I came for Fort Smith

to pursue the search in their records.

The rest you know.

And you found out much about your identity.

The information that I have,

even though it is circumstantial,

would indicate that

I am Lieutenant Henderson.

You still haven't told us anything

that'll prove you're not.

I've told you everything I can.

Sir, Mr. She...

The defendant's position

is sound and well-formed.

According to the Army Manual's regulations

concerning court martial's,

in a capital offense,

the defendant's guilt must be established

beyond the shadow of a doubt.

Now, everyone who knew Lieutenant Henderson

at Fort Totten

is still there... dead.

There is no one to give positive proof.

The positive proof necessary

to send this man before a firing squad.

You're quite right, Captain Dudley.

But that doesn't mean that the prosecution

does not have a witness.

A witness who will positively identify

the defendant as Lieutenant Henderson.

This court will recess until this afternoon.

The prosecution witness should be on the post by then.

[GAVEL POUNDS]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

The prosecution witness just rode onto the post.

- Did you find out who he was? - His name is Scully.

Scully?

He served as Henderson's scout just prior to Henderson

being transferred to Fort Totten.

That's positive identification.

The court martial proceedings against

Lieutenant Neil Henderson

late of the 2nd Regiment, Western Division,

I hereby call back to order.

Admit the witness.

Do you swear to tell the truth,

the whole truth and nothing but the truth?

I do.

Come on out. You're gonna get us in trouble.

Watch out of I'll have you on KP for a month.

What's going on in there?

Well, they're almost through, Miss Dudley.

Your name, sir?

Uh, Scully. Jim Scully.

Mr. Scully,

what was your connection with the army?

Oh, now, you know all that, Colonel.

I'm one of the scouts hearabouts for the army.

Yes, I know, Mr. Scully. It's merely for the record.

You served as personal scout

for Lieutenant Henderson at Fort Sill,

before his transfer to the 2nd at Fort Totten.

That's right, Colonel.

Then... you can positively identify

Lieutenant Henderson.

Well, there's no doubt about that.

Mr. Scully, would you please identify him now for this court?

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

Sir... Lieutenant Henderson ain't in this room.

Will Lieutenant Neil Henderson rise?

Will the defendant rise?

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

I don't know who he is,

but one thing's dead certain,

he sure ain't Henderson.

Mr. Scully, this is the defendant.

This court martial will recess for ten minutes.

Needless to say, Captain, I'm much obliged.

Well, I didn't have to be very much

of a defense attorney, did I?

Where to now?

Well, I've got the name and the addresses

of every officer who ever served

with the 2nd Regiment.

But they're all dead.

That's what the record says, but I survived.

I've got to be one of those men.

That's more than I ever had to go on before.

Then there's no holding you here.

No, but it's nice to have friends. I'll write.

If I come this way again, you'll...

[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]

? Once more I'd failed ?

? To learn the answer ?

? Once more I walk ?

? This land so lonely ?

? Oh Shenandoah ?

? You're doomed to wander ?

? So roam ?

? In search of home ?

? Across this land ?

? So lonely ??

[THEME MUSIC]

[ROARS]

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