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Once,
there was a great war

that tore a young nation apart.

This was not a war against
an outside invader,

but a conflict between two
sides of the same coin.

The brave souls of the
cavalry were often called upon

for particularly
dangerous assignments.

This is their story.

Report, Boyle.

I know we lost one.

I think Glover and
Parrish were captured.

You think?

Didn't see 'em shot.

No one else did either.

Horses are missing, too.

Yeah, they might
have been grabbed.

I hope they can keep
their damn mouths shut.

I pull my troops from
the jaws of the dragon

and save them from
certain slaughter,

and they call me a coward.

I rightfully get upset
for being called a coward

and they call me crazy.

You did the right
thing, General.

Obviously someone agreed.

You were awarded the promotion.

Makes me think.

They must think I have
acquired some knowledge.

Wisdom is never
acquired easily.

Our tactics are gonna
have to change, Peabody.

We keep making decisions
and we stick by them,

regardless of the consequences.

Regardless.

What's your name, soldier?

Trooper Parrish.

Second South Carolina Cavalry.

Confederate States of America.

That's clever.

Tell you what I'm gonna do.

I'll give you 10 seconds to
tell me what I wanna know,

and if you don't tell
me what I wanna know,

I'm gonna shoot you.

Trooper Parrish.

Second South Carolina Cavalry.

Confederate States of America.

10, nine, eight...

Seven, six, five.

Four.

Three.

Shoot him.

Long night, Miss Olivia.

Yes, it was, Henry.

Any longer, I'd forget
what daylight looked like.

If you don't mind, how
about lookin' after the men

and let me go in here and
clean up a little bit.

All right, now.

Hold on there.

Doctor, doctor!

I need
to see the Captain.

Who's he with?

I'll get a courier.

You must be Captain Chessman.

Yes, ma'am.

One of your
soldiers is inside.

Insists on speaking to you.

We're lucky to have
him with us, Captain.

He's lost a lot of blood.

Can I see him?

Well, you can try.

I've given him the
last of the laudanum.

Hey, Captain.

I can come
back if you want me to.

No.

I need to tell you.

Glover's dead.

What happened?

We got caught,
during the fight.

Some Yankee captain shot him.

Who?

I think
his name was Falstaff.

Falstaff?

He kept asking questions.

You mean to tell
me he was shot

after he was taken prisoner?

Mm hm.

He didn't like the answers.

So he shot him.

What happened then?

I ran

and he shot me in the leg.

Probably pretty cowardly.

No.

No, that's not cowardly.

You did what you had to do.

Doc and Miss Olivia'll
fix you up, son.

Send you home for a little rest.

No.

As soon as I can ride again,
I want back in the troop.

Well, if you want to
be back in the troop,

I'll put you back in the troop.

So I hear they're calling
what we did yesterday a victory.

Well, we killed more of
them than they did of us.

Bunch of Yanks
headed back north.

Sounds like good news to me.

Well, I can't argue with that.

So what's next?

Where we goin?

I'll let Boyle fill you in.

This ain't 100%.

Things may change.

I think we're headed north.

How far north?

Kentucky.

Maybe farther.

Think that's
a real good idea?

Could end this war quick.

Peyton!

Peyton!

Pey-ton!

Peyton.

Peyton, have you been
out here all morning?

Yes, ma'am,
just keeping watch.

Well, good.

Your father's letter said he'd
be here sometime this week.

Might not be today.

Might not be tomorrow.

I think it'll be today.

Well, that's good.

But you can't be
too sure of that.

I'm pretty sure he'll make
it to the house today, Mama.

He's right on the other
side of the field right now.

Thank
you, Mrs. Chessman.

This has been the best
darn supper I've had

in a long, long time.

So, Peyton came across a
copy of the Augusta Chronicle

about a month ago
and it mentioned

a battle you were part of.

We actually got reporters
following us around now.

Reporters?

They're in the fight with you?

They ain't that stupid.

They ain't gonna get that close.

When can I join up, Pa?

Well, I need you here, boy

to look after your
mother and the farm.

I hear about it
and I read about it.

I don't know a lot, but,

I do wanna fight.

He wants to be just
like his daddy, R.L.

I know.

But if something
happened to you, Peyton,

our family name would...

It's hard enough on me
with you out there, R.L.

But with the two of
you out there fighting,

I'd just go crazy.

Well, we can't have that.

Fact is, you're
too young, Peyton.

He ain't goin' in right now.

I promise you that.

- Uncle Phil.
- Damien!

What a surprise.

So glad to see you back.

- Come on in.
- Thank you.

Have a seat, Damien.

Tell me how you been doin'

and how things are
going out there.

Things are pretty well.

Supply chain's hard to keep up.

It's time-consuming
for the troops.

As you know I'm an old
railroad man from way back.

Around here we call
it the supply train.

Uncle
Phil, I'll tell ya,

I wish we had more of your
locomotives to work with.

Ah, all in good
time, all in good time.

Have you been back to
the old family homestead?

Yes, sir.

Surprisingly enough, I get
back there from time to time.

Well that's good to hear.

I hope Aunt Minnie's
lumbago is doin' better.

Where you off to next?

Maryland, Pennsylvania.

Big movement up from Richmond,

and you know we go
where the action is.

What's your prediction?

How long is this war gonna last?

Well, three, six
months at the most.

- Really?
- Yes, sir.

So you're thinkin'
everybody's gonna be home

by Christmastime.

Lord willing, we'll
all be home by Christmas.

Well hey, R.L.

Fancy meeting you way up here.

Hell of a long ride.

I sure hope them higher-ups

know what the hell
they're talking about.

I wouldn't count on that.

If this thing works,

the whole war could be
over before you know it.

I wouldn't count
on that either.

Only thing I count
on is ol' Walker, here.

Y'all have a good day.

Take care, R.L.

Don't give us too
much work later!

That sounds like a retreat.

Doc, we gotta get
our boys outta here.

Your hospital here is
behind enemy lines.

They gotta go now or they'll
wind up as prisoners.

Some of these men will
die if they're moved.

Then we gotta move them
that can be moved, right now.

Captain Falstaff,
Second Indiana Cavalry.

This supposed to be
some kind of hospital?

Something like that.

What's inside?

Two
badly wounded boys.

I take it they're
not from my side

- of the Mason Dixon Line.
- That's right.

They can't be moved.

My boys need a bed,

they'll be moving okay.

Where you folks from, anyway?

Augusta, Georgia.

That's a shame.

How 'bout you, Miss?

Right down the road.

I went to school
in Philadelphia.

Really?

See, I like you already.

That doesn't mean
that I won't shoot you

if you hesitate once to
give any of my boys care.

Are we clear?

- Clear as a bugle.
- Good.

I want eyes on
them Yankees over there.

You don't let them come up
behind us now, you understand?

My, my, is that
retreat I hear?

Regrouping, not retreating.

And I need you to
shut your mouth!

These boys have gotta be moved,

and they gotta be moved now!

Captain, you have
to give us time to finish...

No time!

Right now!

Captain, if we
move this boy, he'll die.

Then he dies.

Better dead than
a rebel prisoner.

Now let's go!

Hey, R.L.

What the hell is going on here?

Nobody
knows anything, Doc.

Are we leaving?

I think we are, yeah.

I think we're pulling back.

But the Federals
just retreated.

They retreated 25 times.

Hell, we retreated 25 times.

Well for what it's worth,
I'd much rather go home

than spend time in prison.

I mean, if it's at all possible.

Looks like you
been keeping some

of the Federal boys
happy too, huh?

It was under
duress, believe me.

A Federal officer
told us he'd shoot us

if we didn't work on his men.

It was Captain Falstaff.

An officer, definitely
not a gentleman.

That's what I understand.

Are you familiar with him?

Yeah.

Damn cavalry captain.

Worthless in my book.

Well, I'm gonna go
water the horses

and head back into it, I reckon.

Another patch of
dirt to conquer, eh?

You know the game.

Corporal, was that
you playing last night?

- Yes, sir.
- Thank you.

I appreciate that.

It helped me sleep, for once.

Colonel.

- Evenin'.
- Evenin'.

What've
we got today?

I was just over at the hospital

checking on some of our wounded.

Going over the
latest scouting reports

and our reports on our
men, including the sick,

the wounded, and the ones
who have been arrested.

Speaking of arrested,

where's that nephew
of mine, Lieutenant?

Well, sir, we called
officers' call 10 minutes ago.

Has yet to arrive.

That boy's been
a thorn in my side

ever since he came here.

I might get tired of him.

I know I made my
sister a promise

that I'd keep him alive but.

Speaking of thorn in my
side, where have you been?

Sir!

Keeping up with the troops, sir.

Keeping up with the troops.

I can imagine which troops
you were keeping up with.

Which ones and which body
house were you into this time?

- Thank you, sir.
- Yeah, okay.

All right, what are
we looking at here?

Sir, we're looking
at the latest...

Pay attention to this.

The latest reconnaissance
of our scouts.

To our direct east we have
General Sherman and his army.

We are located here.

We have no enforcements
in the middle

and the swamp area to our
north, we have nobody there.

About three miles from our
position, we have a river.

On the other side of
that river in the woods,

there's actually two brigades,
one to our northwest.

There's two full regiments
of cavalry and infantry,

one full cavalry in the middle,

and to our northeast we
have one full cavalry

and one full
regiment of infantry.

Right.

Okay, any idea who we we're
gonna be goin' up against?

Sir, the latest
report Chessman.

- Chessman?
- Yes, sir.

Oh, great.

And that lunatic
sergeant major he's got.

- Still there, sir.
- He's still with him?

Still there.

Oh, that's just what I need.

Warn the men.

Do not get over-confident
with these people.

I fought with these
individuals in Mexico.

I know these Rebels can fight.

They'll fight like a wildcat.

And if you make a mistake,

they will shove it down
your throat for you.

They will kill you and laugh
while you bleed to death.

Yes, sir, I'll warn the men.

Speaking
of mistakes,

where did you get
that red vest at?

I got this when
I was in Nashville last.

That is not a military vest.

Put one on.

You're part of this
United States army.

You will look like it.

Whether you act like it or not,
you will still look like it.

Try to put up some kind
of masquerade as a,

as a respectable
officer, please.

Yes, sir!

Try not to embarrass us all.

By the way, I want
you to go see the doc.

Am I sick, sir?

Yes, you're sick.

He's gonna wean you off
that John Barleycorn.

You've been swillin' that stuff
ever since I've known you,

ever since you've come out here.

You're gonna get
cured off this stuff.

Go.

Yes, sir.

Dib, was there
somethin' about?

I said go!

Yes, sir, I was wondering,

- about to head off.
- Get a proper hat on.

Go see the doc, and go, now!

Yes, sir!

- May I borrow your hat?
- No you may not.

Well, I'll take mine.

I promised your, I promised
my sister, your mother,

I would take care of you

and I would not let
the Rebels kill you.

I didn't make a single promise

that I wouldn't do it myself.

- Now go.
- Yes, sir!

Go.

That boy been a thorn in my side

- ever since he came out here.
- I understand, sir.

Vengeance is mine,
thus saith the Lord.

Thus saith the Lord, indeed.

How 'bout me?

- Vengeance is mine.
- Get off of me.

- You're hurting me.
- Stop your whining!

I've had enough.

Stand up when there's
an officer in your camp!

My goodness.

This is the worst lookin' bunch

of military men I've ever
seen in my entire life.

What in the world are you, boy?

Friends call you Smiley, huh?

Smiley!

Look at that phony lookin' hat.

Get that off, boy.

You don't look
military to me at all.

You!

What in the world are you, boy?

Must be the religious type, huh?

This your little cross?

Get out of my face before
I have you arrested

for bribing an officer!

Bribing for what?

What are you
talking about, boy?

You see he's trying
to offer me gifts!

What in the world
are you, old man?

And what is that?

- It's a dog!
- A what?

- A dog!
- This is a military camp!

We should not have dogs in camp!

I'll show you how we take
care of that little problem.

- Come here puppy dog.
- Don't you dare!

I sure will, ma'am!

- This is a military camp.
- He didn't do anything!

- And I will make sure...
- Stop it!

That somebody is
gonna pay for it.

Get off him!

By god, I'm gonna
shoot something

- in this house around here!
- Leave him alone!

Get off of me!

- Captain!
- Hold that dog!

What are you doing?

I'm keeping up
with the men, sir?

You have been relieved of
your duty as of yesterday.

Since when?

Yesterday morning.

By whose authority?

Your colonel.

My uncle?

Your colonel.

My colonel, indeed.

He brought me here to be
in this stupid military.

He's not my daddy.

He is your colonel, he
is your superior officer.

He will send you home.

Yeah, you think!

Give me some of that!

Come on!

I might just lay here
for a while and relax.

That is the best
decision you've ever made.

Ah, maybe so.

Good night.

- Ma'am, are you all right?
- I think so.

Come on, let me help you up.

I think it's time
for you to leave.

Ma'am, yes, please
take the dog with you.

Okay.

This is no chance for a
military camp for you either.

Come on.

Colonel!

I need to talk to you, sir.

Yeah, what?

Sir, I wanna let you know

that your nephew
and I had a brawl.

Had to lay him out, sir.

He came into camp
drunk, struck a woman,

about shot a dog, hit me.

I had to knock him out, sir.

Shoulda killed the idiot.

I swear, I've had enough.

I've had it!

I've got enough on my
mind, too much right now.

I'm sick and tired
of dealing with him.

He is your responsibility.

He's your subordinate officer.

You take care of him.

Yes, sir.

He's actually up against a
tree, just laid out cold.

He'll probably
wind up gettin' up

and runnin' around,
shootin' somebody.

He's still got a gun?

No.

He still has his pistol, sir.

But I have the cylinder.

He won't be able to shoot
anybody in his state.

Good, good.

Like I said, Captain, he's
your responsibility now.

You take care of him.

You do whatever you have to.

I don't wanna hear
about it any more.

You sure this is a good idea?

This is meant to
be officers only.

I'm gonna dance with a pretty
woman before I leave here.

That's all there is to it.

Evenin', ma'am.

Captain?

Good evenin' gentlemen.

What brings y'all out this way?

Don't mean no
disrespect, Captain.

We heard there was a dance

and we thought we'd come
along and see for ourselves.

This dance is
for officers only.

That don't seem quite fair.

How do you figure that?

Well I don't
know, you tell me.

Are they gonna have a
dance somewhere else

for soldiers that don't
happen to be officers?

I reckon not.

Lieutenant Boyle,
rules and regulations.

Gentlemen, listen up.

If you cannot waltz gracefully,

do not attempt to waltz at all.

If a lady refuses
to dance with you,

bear the refusal with grace.

No profanity, no
stomping of the feet.

No smoking of tobacco and
no spitting on the floor.

Gentlemen, choose
your partners.

I'm certain they're rude.

Mrs. Morgan,
ladies, these rude men

are the only reason your
respectable household

hasn't been burned
to the ground.

These rude men left their
own homes and families

to protect us from invasion.

They've been hungry,
thirsty, sick,

tired, wounded, and lonely,
and they just want to enjoy

a little music and dance.

General Sherman was
hopping mad the other day.

It seems we lost an
entire supply train.

Lost?

More of a robbery, actually.

Well, the train
wasn't as well guarded

as our munitions trains.

What did the thieves acquire?

Boots and saddles, primarily.

Mm.

Wonder if it was Wheeler's men?

What happened to the train?

Stranded.

The tracks before and
behind were destroyed.

Clever.

I suppose.

Just more work for me.

Tell me, Parker, no one has
approached you with the prospect

of buying an entire trainload

of boots and saddles, have they?

Not recently.

Mr. Parker, I imagine
you have a lot of dealings

in and around Atlanta?

It is my base of
operations at the moment.

Well, if you happen to
run shy of goods to trade,

I suppose we could
exchange information.

Mr. Quartermaster,

you're sounding more
and more like a spy.

Nothing of the sorts.

That is not the case.

Well that's good,

because a man in my position
who cannot keep secrets

will not be a man in
my position for long.

Understood.

But because you have been of
service to me a the general,

I have some information for you.

All right.

I'm afraid it comes in
the form of a warning.

Oh dear.

You may want to relocate
any operations you have

from Atlanta.

I see.

Would it be too much to ask
for an estimated time frame?

Atlanta will be completely
under Federal control

by Christmas.

Christmas?

- Of this year?
- Yes.

Mr. Peabody, I'm afraid
you underestimate the resolve

of this Confederacy.

Maybe.

But this information
has been provided to you

because you have shown yourself
to be valuable to our cause.

Take it or not.

The choice is yours.

Captain Chessman?

That's me.

Sir, I have a message
directly from General Wheeler.

Yeah.

You can tell him there's
no need for reinforcements.

The Federals just
pulled up and left.

I imagine they just
plum tired out too.

Sir, he's looking
for your troops,

to reinforce the
cavalry at Rasaca.

That's not possible soldier.

Rasaca's a six hour ride,
a six hour hard ride,

and that's if we
don't stop and rest.

Shit!

Shit, shit!

My boys need a break!

Is that what you
want me to tell him?

No one gets any
sleep any more.

No one.

I'm just a messenger,
sir, I understand.

Hold up.

Men, General Wheeler
needs us north of Atlanta.

The man here says it's critical.

This means an all
night ride, fellas.

Then we jump right
into the fight.

This is above and
beyond the call of duty.

Any of you think you can't
make it, then don't go.

There ain't nobody gonna
think any less of you.

Me, for one, I'm going.

I'll go.

I guess I have
to die with you.

I'm with you, Captain.

I'm in.

Time to saddle up, boy.

I think you got your answer.

Boots and saddles, boys.

Man up.

Lordy, Captain.

Most tired I ever been.

What's that glowing
in the west there, Captain?

Looks like the
sun forgot to set.

That's Atlanta.

I imagine they're burning it.

Shouldn't we move in?

Try to help 'em?

We ain't gods, Parrish.

We just flesh and blood.

There's only so much we can do.

You seem distracted,
Mr. Parker.

I have a lot on my
mind, Mr. Peabody.

I will not
apologize for the fact

that the war has
turned in our favor.

I don't care about that.

Your forces destroyed,
burned, completely obliterated

the entire warehouse
district of Atlanta!

You were given ample
warning earlier this year.

My primary
warehouse was located

in the center of that district!

The goods in that warehouse
had already been purchased

and I had already
accepted payment.

What were the goods
in question, Mr. Parker?

A trainload of?

Boots and saddles.

Correct.

I trust this will not
interfere with our dealings?

Nothing gets in
the way of business.

Not this war, not the next war,

nor the war after that.

Very good.

I have a list.

I will do whatever
I can for you.

Whoa.

Not a good idea.

Good job.

You kept him from
shooting me in the back

but I seen he doesn't have
a cylinder in that pistol.

Drop it, drop it.

And the cup.

What unit are you with?

With the cavalry, sir.

Wrong answer.

The only reason
that I don't put one

right through your
head, two reasons,

one because my man is
standing behind you

and I don't want
your brains on him.

The other one is I don't
want the rest of your unit

down upon my men.

Now you're gonna march
yourself outta here right now,

on foot.

You're gonna leave
me without a horse?

We gonna eat him.

Ah, ah, ah, ah.

Start walking, that
way, right now.

Keep walking.

Real slow.

You
gonna eat my horse,

I'm gonna cut you up.

Come on,
Duke, kill the Yankee.

Come on, come on.

Kill the Yank.

Get him.

My dearest companion.

I sit myself to
write a few lines

and to tell you our health and
the happenings of our home.

I have sad news.

Our nephew William has
departed this life.

I've consoled my sister
with the blessings

of a Christian's assurance,

that all things work together
for the good of His people.

She is inconsolable, I
fear, and has requested

that I impress
upon you once more

the importance of protecting
and keeping from harm

her eldest son.

Typhoid fever remains
rampant in the Negroes,

and I fear that
your precious child

will succumb to the
dreaded disease as well.

But I will protect
her as I am able.

I have no other
news to speak of.

We pray hourly for your safety

and that you will return to us.

I remind you once more of your
faithful promise to do so.

Always, your loving wife.

I'll try.

I try.

Rachel?

Is that you?

No, it can't be.

No.

He wouldn't listen to me.

I told him.

I tried.

You promised.

You promised.

You promised.

You promised.

Listen, I tried to
keep an eye on you.

I tried to protect you.

You promised.

You promised.

You promised.

You promised.

You promised.

You promised.

You promised.

You promised.

You promised.

- You promised.
- You fool!

Why didn't you listen to me?

- Colonel?
- What?

It's just me, sir.

You're having one
of your nightmares.

Are you okay, sir?

This is one of the worst ones
you've had in a while, sir.

I don't know

how much longer I
can deal with this.

Sir, why don't you tell me
about your nightmare this time?

You never wanna talk about it.

It's about
that idiot nephew of mine.

He got killed.

Sir, don't you remember?

More than 24 hours
ago he was ambushed

and he was killed, sir.

He wouldn't listen.

I did the best I could, sir.

I know you did,
I know you did.

This war is just one big
nightmare, that's all it is.

Just one nightmare
after another.

It finally dawned
on my the other day.

I was down there
at the hospital.

Saw the dead lined up.

They're all boys.

Boys, children.

That's when it dawned on me,
that's when it made sense

what this whole
stupid thing is about.

Let's see how many
children we can kill.

We kill theirs, they kill ours.

You know, a couple of
women get involved,

a couple of mothers,
then oh well,

- they get killed, too.
- Sir?

It's not your fault.

Yeah it is my fault.

- No, sir, it's not.
- I took part in this.

I'm like everybody else
that took part in this.

You know, I had an old Irish
sergeant tell me one time

that the first time he
heard that Rebel yell,

it sounded like
the banshees coming

to take our souls to
hell for what we're doing

to our fellow man.

And you know, he was right?

He was right, 'cause we're
all going to hell over this.

You think God approves
of what we're doing?

Killing, slaughtering
each other like animals.

No.

We're all going,
it's just some of us

are already part
of the way there.

All we have to do is
finish the journey.

Well, Damien, I appreciate
you taking the time

to come pay me a visit.

Hm.

You look tired, Damien.

Are you okay?

I can't remember a
time when I wasn't tired.

Takes a toll on a
person after a while.

So what do you think?

How much longer do you
think it's gonna be

before this disastrous
conflict comes to an end?

There's a lot left to be done,

let alone end this war.

So what do you mean by that?

We need to wash things clean.

You think so?

Seems to me this has
been wrapping itself up

fairly quickly on its own.

You wanna see that
happen, Uncle Phillip?

Do you really wanna
see that happen?

Of course I do.

I've invested all of
my time, resources,

finances, essentially
my whole life

in keeping this railroad going.

All the destruction, the rails,

the rail cars, the
depots, the stations,

all that's gonna
have to be rebuilt.

And I can see a lot of money
in this reconstruction.

That's the only
way you see it?

Dollars and cents?

Well, Damien, like I
said, I'm a businessman

and I like to
recognize opportunities

as soon as they arise, and
this is an opportunity.

Well just what is it
you'd like to see happen

since you asked
me the same thing?

Extermination.

What do
you mean by that?

Kill them all.

Kill every single one of
'em, start from scratch.

Every single one?

You mean, you're
counting the children,

the women, as well
as all the men?

Sessesh women and children,

they don't count.

Well, Damien,

I'm afraid you won't be getting
any endorsement from me.

And why is that?

I've got to rebuild
this railroad.

It's gonna take a
lot of manpower.

We've got soldiers
coming back from the war

that are gonna be
looking for work.

I'm gonna be counting
on that workforce

to rebuild this railroad.

And if you kill all of 'em,

how do you expect me
to accomplish that?

I just wish we had a weapon.

A weapon so big it could
destroy an entire town

with one blast.

It'd be a thing of beauty.

Well, Damien, I'm afraid
this war has robbed you

of an awful lot.

I think it's robbed
you of your humanity,

and I think what's
even more important,

it's robbed you
of what's in here.

Sergeant Major, this is
the area that it happened in.

How do you know that, tracker?

I knew
where they were headed.

Yeah.

This is where it happened.

Where is he?

There he is.

Get
him water, quick.

Get him outta there.

- Is he alive?
- Yup.

Cut
him out of there.

Get him some water.

Damn Yankees,
they left me to die.

They got the captain.

They got Chessman.

He is the Rebel captain, sir,

that was captured
outside of Hampton.

He doesn't look
like a captain to me.

What's your rank, Reb?

Captain R.L. Chessman,

Hampton Legions,
Beaufort Brigade.

Was he alone when
he was captured?

Yes, sir, and he was heading
somewhere very quickly.

So you were outside
of town on your own,

wearing an enlisted
man's uniform,

knowing we had arrived?

What was your mission?

Captain R.L. Chessman,

Hampton Legions,
Beaufort Brigade.

Bullshit!

I am very familiar with the
prison you have down here

called Andersonville;

a vile institution
that has tortured

and starved our boys for years.

You look at me when
I talk to you, boy!

We have a prison at least
as foul as Andersonville,

if I send you there,
you will not come back.

If you have a family down here,
you will not see them again!

Do you understand me?

- Send this man to hell.
- Yes, sir.

This way.

- Captain, a word?
- Yes, private.

It seems Captain Chessman
has been captured, sir.

Thank you.

You may stand at your post.

- Colonel, a word?
- Yes?

We
just got the report

that Captain Chessman
has been captured, sir.

Good, good.

Take a detail, go get
him, and bring him here.

- Yes, sir.
- Chessman is mine.

- Follow me, private.
- He is mine.

'Bout time
we finish this thing.

Colonel,
I have a gift for you.

Look at me!

Sit!

Sit down, Chessman!

Sit!

Private, take your post.

Captain Chessman,
you're coming with us.

You understand me?

You've got a choice.

You can come with us peacefully,

otherwise I'm gonna let 'em
put you on that troop train

that's gonna take you off to
that hell hole prison camp

where you might make it to
Christmas, but I doubt it.

Or you can come with
us, behave yourself,

and there's a good chance
you may see your home again.

Now what's your choice?

What the hell you
think you gonna do?

Take me out and kill me?

Chessman, if I
was gonna kill you

I woulda snuck in there.

When they first
brought you in here,

I would've cut your
throat in your sleep

and nobody woulda
been the wiser.

You understand me?

- You can try.
- No, I woulda done it.

I woulda done it.

No doubt I woulda done it.

Now, don't think
that I'm asking you

to compromise your
Southern honor.

You're not helping me.

Do you understand?

I'm just using you as
a piece of trade goods.

Well I'll go with you

'cause I just wanna see
how it's gonna turn out.

It's gonna turn
out one way or the other,

and it's gonna be finished.

- You understand?
- We'll see.

Captain, take him
and get him a mount

and give us about
three days provision.

Yes, sir.

- Private?
- Yes, sir?

You remember what the
colonel just told you?

Yes, sir.

What you saw, heard, and seen,

never happened.

You did not see anything.

Get up!

I said get up, Chessman!

Chessman,
what did I tell you?

Let's go, private.

Finally gonna
finish this thing,

one way or the other.

What's on your mind?

I want a parley.

You unarmed?

I'm one-armed.

Well I'm unarmed.

What's this about?

Colonel wants to discuss
some terms with you.

I'm sure he would.

I see he's got my
Captain Chessman.

The Captain has
switched officers' coats

and put on a first
sergeant's blouse

to hide his true
rank as captain.

So let's see what this
colonel of yours has to say.

Well I will go back and
bring the colonel up here.

If he's got the cajones,
tell him to come on back

and talk to this sergeant major.

I'll do that, Sergeant Major.

Colonel, I have discussed
terms of the parley

with that sergeant major.

He is unarmed.

I told him we were unarmed

and will discuss the terms
of this prisoner exchange.

Is this yours?

Colonel, what exactly
is on your mind?

It's about that young man
that you stomped the other day.

That was my nephew and
I promised his mama

I'd take care of him.

I watched him come
into this world.

I put him astride
his first horse.

Then I had to pick him up after
you stomped him like a dog.

Colonel, I've never
regretted killing any Yankee,

but I'll tell you, I
see what it's about now.

It's about a promise to a
woman that you couldn't keep.

When I give my
word, I keep it!

It doesn't matter who it's to!

Even to you!

I would highly suggest
you cut your losses today.

I thought you were unarmed?

Your sergeant
asked me if I was unarmed.

You said you was unarmed.

One-armed.

I knew you was a dirty,
lyin', no good Reb.

You're gonna take

and you're gonna walk
away from here today

and I'm taking Captain
Chessman with me.

Turn and walk away now!

Turn around.

Turn around, sir.

I cannot let this go,
sergeant, I can not let this go.

I am not lettin' this go.

No, Colonel.

No, Colonel, no Colonel.

Colonel, Colonel!

Colonel!

No, no, no, sir.

No, no, sir.

Finish it.

Finish this.

You get bumped down
to sergeant, R.L.?

No.

It's too dangerous to wear bars.

Where's the flag?

Not the best idea right now.

He's inside?

What's his spirit like?

Cloudy.

What?

I beg the General's pardon,

but I need those numbers.

You're gonna need a drink.

We in the right damn place.

How many, General?

We need to know.

Best reports
say 50,000 troops.

Maybe more.

You wanted to know.

But they all out west of
the Savannah River, correct?

At the moment these
are well-equipped troops.

Captain Chessman,
they have pontoons.

They have everything they need.

My guess is they'll all
be in South Carolina

by the end of the week.

I'd like to see my family,
if there's enough time.

If you haul ass
there and back.

Keep in mind there are
Federal scouts everywhere.

They could be at your place,

tomorrow.

They could be at
your place tonight.

Whatever you do, do not
let down your guard.

Yes, sir.

How long are you here for?

I gotta go back
in the morning.

Where's Peyton?

He's in town.

What town?

- Hampton.
- Hampton?

I was just through there.

I saw your daddy.

Why is Peyton there?

He's looking to join up.

There's nothing I
can do to stop him.

I'll stop him.

He thought you'd
be so proud of him.

I would be, but
that's not the point.

We're gonna have
to work this out.

So, Peyton, how'd things
go in Hampton today?

I didn't sign up yet
if that's what you mean.

You know
that's what I mean.

He wanted to talk
to you about it first.

I figured I'd

try to get a hold of you
before I signed the paper.

Peyton, why do
you wanna join up?

Well, they need
every able-bodied man.

Yeah, I'm aware of why they
need every able-bodied man.

Dying is so easy
out there, Peyton.

You don't get to stop,
back up, or think about it.

A bullet hits you, bam,
you gone, just like that.

R.L., wasn't that the
same when you went in?

Things were
different back then.

We thought we could win.

So, you don't
think we can win?

We ain't going out without
a hell of a fight, boy.

You been ridin' your horse?

Yes, sir.

I used to do the same
thing when I was your...

R.L., are you okay?

R.L., are you all right?

I can't let you do it, boy?

What do you mean, Pa?

I can't let you join up, son.

But, he's been
doing everything...

No!

Y'all need to listen
to what I have to say!

Listen to what I have to say!

You see this?

This is what I have
to wear out there!

What's the rank?

Sergeant?

That's right.

That's what I have
to wear out there!

I thought
you were a captain?

I am a captain!

I can't even wear
my own damn uniform

out in that field!

If they see my rank,
I'm a dead man!

This ain't fair.

It's not about
what's fair, boy.

It's about livin' or dyin',

and there's been
far too many dyin'.

Far too many.

Look at all of 'em.

We gotta go warn the lieutenant.

Henry, they're
raiding the nursery.

Look at who they're
putting in the front line.

Afternoon, soldier.

Ma'am, sir.

What's your name, son?

Joshua.

How old
are you, Joshua?

I'm 16.

How old are you, really?

I joined up fair and square.

They had me sign my name.

Captain Chessman,

I'd like to file an
official letter of protest.

Protest?

Protest for what?

Doc Alden and I just
spoke to a young boy

who was allowed to join up.

This boy appeared to be
12, maybe 13 years of age.

Well how old
did he say he was?

He said he was 16.

Well, maybe he is 16.

This boy was not even
approaching 16, Captain.

We cannot just sit by
and watch this happen.

Miss Olivia, you know I
don't allow anything like that

in my troop.

Yours is not the only troop.

We cannot allow this to happen.

If it doesn't
concern my troop,

there's not anyone gonna
listen to me and you know that.

Are you refusing
to forward my letter?

It's signed by the
doctor as well.

No, no.

I'll forward your letter.

I appreciate that, Captain.

♪ Down by the riverside ♪

♪ Down by the riverside ♪

♪ Down by the riverside ♪

♪ I'm gonna lay
down my heavy load ♪

♪ Down by the riverside ♪

♪ Down by the riverside ♪

♪ Down by the riverside ♪

♪ I ain't gonna study
no war no more ♪

♪ I ain't gonna
study war no more ♪

♪ I ain't gonna
study war no more ♪

Where did you
learn that song, sir?

I'm a Quaker, and
in our fellowship,

we welcome our African
brethren as equals.

You must be Colonel Peabody.

I am he.

Now what can I do
for you gentlemen?

Gentlemen?

No one's ever called
us gentlemen before.

I like you Quaker folk.

Daniel, let me do the talking.

Colonel Peabody, is it true

that now that your army's here

we don't have to stay
on the plantation?

Only if you so desire.

President Lincoln issued the
Emancipation Proclamation

nearly two years ago now.

You're free men.

We didn't know.

They never told us.

Unfortunately the Confederacy

has not acknowledged Mr.
Lincoln's proclamation.

Now, what would you like
to do with your freedom?

We'd like to join up.

Very well.

What are your names?

My name's Joshua and
this is my son Daniel.

What
work did you do?

Well, I was a blacksmith
and he was a groom.

Private Joshua Smith,
Private Daniel Smith.

I will give you a note

that you will take to
the supply sergeant.

Unfortunately, we no
longer have any uniforms,

but he can still
process your paperwork.

You will then report
to the stables.

When you hear the bugle,
it is dinner time.

You will be paid at the
first of each month.

Is that satisfactory, gentlemen?

That sounds just fine.

Take heed, gentlemen.

General Sherman
is very particular

about the care of his horse.

We'll take good
care of him, sir.

I am sure you will.

One more thing.

If you are gonna be
a part of this army,

you must learn something
very important,

and that is how to salute.

Stand straight!

Arm up!

Palm face out!

Like this.

Very good.

Thank you, sir.

No, thank you.

You have reminded me
why I've been here.

I have thought of the Hebrews
when they made their exodus.

They were free, but they did
not yet have their freedom.

Sir?

No one is truly free
till they can claim

what is rightfully theirs.

No one is truly free

till they can choose
their own path in life.

Amen.

Amen.

Peabody.

Yes, sir.

Can you find me
some apple brandy?

Right away, sir.

Halt.

Who are you?

I'm a nurse.

Our nurses have
not yet arrived.

I am tending some men
who cannot be moved.

What were you doing in there?

I had to remove a young
man's leg and he is in agony.

I have to find something
to alleviate his pain.

Well that fine apple brandy

should help alleviate his pain.

This soldier, is he one of ours?

Bullets do not discriminate.

Neither do I.

But yes, he was
wearing a blue coat.

Will he survive?

I believe he will, even
with the loss of the leg.

I suppose I must thank
you for not shooting me.

Truth be told, I
could not shoot anyone.

Could not?

You are an armed officer.

I am a Quaker.

Regulations say I have
to carry a sidearm.

But there is no regulation
saying it has to be loaded.

A Quaker?

In Sherman's army.

I'm the Quartermaster.

Ah, because you
are honest, you do not steal.

I am just a man among men.

In this way I can serve both
my conscience and my country.

I see.

Could you take me to
see General Sherman?

For what reason?

I have nothing
in the hospital.

I need food, bandages,
soap, chloroform,

all kinds of medicine,

and I must protest the enlistment
of children in the armies.

Very well.

Come with me, please.

Your brandy, sir.

Where's my apple brandy?

This rot-gut is a last resort.

Begging the
general's pardon, sir,

but there was a young
soldier who lost a leg.

I gave it to him for the pain.

You gave an enlisted
man my brandy?

With all due respect, sir,

he sacrificed a
limb for the cause.

I can always procure
you more brandy.

Of course.

Is there anything else?

A lady requested an
audience with you, sir.

You mean one of the Rebels?

She is a nurse.

She is tending both
our wounded and theirs.

Fine, bring her in.

Madam, please be seated.

Now,

would you explain
your business here?

Sir, this war is claiming
the lives of our children.

Boys as young as 12
years old are enlisting

and being killed.

I am here to beg you to
put a stop to this cruelty.

War is cruelty.

There's no sense
trying to reform it.

The crueler it is, the
sooner it'll be over.

But these poor boys
did not cause this war.

Most of them do not even
understand why they are fighting.

You are a father.

Would you want this
for your own children?

I lost one son
when he was nine.

I lost my youngest son when
he was only six months.

At least your Rebel boys were
allowed to grow up a little.

Sir, I am truly
sorry for your loss.

But your boys died at home,

surrounded by their
loving family.

Our children in the
field endure hardships

that break the strongest
men, and then they perish,

alone and terrified.

Please, halt the slaughter
of the innocence,

lest there will be no one
left when this war is over.

And your name will be synonymous

with the utmost brutality.

If the people
raise a great howl

against my barbarity
and cruelty,

I will answer, war is war
and not popularity seeking.

Whoever wears a Rebel uniform

will bear the wrath of
the United States Army,

and the battlefield is
no place for a lady.

Colonel Peabody will escort
you back to your home.

What was my home is now
in the ashes of Atlanta.

I intended to
make Georgia howl.

And civilian casualties
are an unfortunate,

but unavoidable consequence.

The South has grieved with
every step of your march.

Your northern brethren
share your grief.

General, I shall not
denounce your methods,

for you are a man of war,
and I am a woman of peace.

But as long as our soldiers
continue to fight and bleed,

so shall I stand by the
field to nurse them.

And I must make
one more request.

Madam, I
can do nothing for you.

Yes, you can.

I understand that you have
a great deal of respect

for your field nurses.

That is my profession as well.

Please, give me supplies.

I can still save a few lives.

Sir, our nurses
have not yet arrived,

and she is treating our
wounded as well as theirs.

Very well.

I've learned that nurses
are far more popular

than any of us generals.

War is hell

and you are truly the
angels of the battlefield.

Fill out the requisition
in triplicate

and bring it to
me in the morning.

Sir, I have men
who need medicine today.

Very well.

Just sign my signature.

I am most grateful
for your generosity.

I have long admired Clara
Barton and her associates,

and when your nurses do arrive,

I shall be honored to
work alongside them.

Peabody, are my
quarters prepared?

Yes, sir.

That has been attended to.

I see no reason why I'll
continue to be needing you.

You're dismissed.

Thank you, sir.

Madam.

Fine.

Quakers.

Miss Olivia,
Sherman's gettin' close.

We've got to evacuate.

- Is Doc in the wagon?
- Yes.

We got as many as
we could in there.

I can ride.

Ma'am, I'm afraid we
don't have any spare horses.

But don't worry, ma'am,
we would never leave you.

You can ride with me.

Sir, it would
be highly improper

for a lady to ride
behind a gentlemen

who is not her husband
or a family member.

What about him?

Can he keep up
with the infantry?

He can barely stand.

Well ma'am, I'm sorry,
we'll have to leave him.

Take this man instead.

He cannot walk,
but he can hold on.

I can't let you do
that, you'll be captured.

I am not a soldier.

Please, take this man.

You have to leave immediately.

All right.

Are you sure you can ride?

If you just help me up.

If I have somebody
to hold on to,

I'm pretty sure I can ride.

Miss Olivia, you
take this cross.

It was my grandfather's.

He wore it at Lexington.

It'll protect you from Sherman.

Thank you.

This ride will not be pleasant,

but hold on and
you will recover.

Down with the eagle,
up with the cross.

Yankee
fire on the right.

Steady
boys, hold it steady.

Miss Olivia, where you goin'?

I'm going out to see if I
can locate some of the wounded.

You know I can
order you to stay.

But I know it
wouldn't do any good.

So here.

Thank you, Captain.

But can you use it?

On anyone who could
attack a wounded man?

Of course I can.

Doctor.

What?

Miss Olivia, help
the other soldier.

But this boy needs help.

- Miss Olivia...
- But we have to try to...

No, no.

Miss Olivia, he's gone.

He's gone.

I don't feel nothin'.

So, Josh,

where you come from?

Right up the road.

Hampton County.

Does your mama and
papa know where you are?

Mama does.

Daddy, died fighting.

Like you, like a
good soldier, huh?

- Doc?
- Yes, Joshua?

I wanna go home.

It won't be long now, son.

It won't be long.

Mr. Peabody, in
all of our meetings

you've always worn
absolute colonel regalia.

Why are you incognito?

Already several of our
officers have been assaulted.

And last week, a man
I know very well,

a major, was murdered
in his sleep.

Are you thinking guerrillas?

Who else?

Mr. Peabody, this march
that has been perpetrated

by your General
Sherman has been brutal

on the people that live here.

Do you think
there'll be uprisings?

Maybe, but

the resources are so depleted.

So, you have
nothing left to trade?

Not really, not as much.

Personally, I'm just
waiting for the next step.

And what might that be?

Well the way I see it,

everything that
has been destroyed

will have to be rebuilt.

And within this reconstruction,

we will find an
ocean of opportunity.

Perhaps.

What do you plan on doing
after this conflict is over?

I mean, you're a clever
man with good ideas.

You have a good
head for business.

I just want to go home.

Home and family, of course.

But think about it,

are you really
going to be content

living out the rest of your days

on that Pennsylvania
farmhouse porch,

watching the sun go down,
watching the sun come up?

Watching the sun go down,
watching the sun come up.

Yes.

It is all I want, it
is all I dream of.

Yes, well, I must
apologize for my demeanor

at our last meeting.

You gave me fair warning
about what was about

to happen to Atlanta and I
ignored that information,

but it was good information.

Yes, it was good information.

But where does that leave us?

I would like to
return the favor.

You have information for me?

I do.

But like me, in our last
information exchange,

you will probably
turn a blind eye.

I'm listening.

There is a carriage,
of gold, headed north.

Please continue, Mr. Parker.

Plans have been
set into action

regarding your
beloved Mr. Lincoln.

What would be the reason
for these plans at this point?

Revenge.

I do have the
laudanum, Mr. Parker.

And I have the apple brandy.

We mustn't keep the
general waiting.

You've chosen
an appropriate day

to come back home to
me, James Peabody.

This truly is Good Friday.

It has been a long
and difficult journey

and there is much that
I have to tell you.

And we will talk.

We will talk about everything,

from morning till
night if you wish.

But first, I'm afraid
there is a schedule

to discuss for tomorrow.

I know you've been
looking forward to the day

that you did not have
to wear this uniform.

However, the good folk of town

have scheduled a grand parade,

quite a to do, actually.

A parade?

Very well, it seems I
will be marching again.

Nay, all you must do is sit
on the review stand and wave.

I am no hero.

There are men who have
received other marching orders

who are more deserving of
being on that review stand.

Let's get you
inside for a while.

I imagine you're hungry?

Verily.

Miriam, what is wrong?

I've just come
from town, James.

I was helping with the
preparations for the parade.

I'm afraid it's been canceled.

Oh.

I'm sorry.

Why?

James, I can't even say.

Please.

What has happened?

Official news.

I saw the telegram.

Yes?

President Lincoln
has been assassinated.

My father,

Captain R.L. Chessman,
Confederate States of America,

was one of the lucky ones.

He came home.

As the many thousands
of sons, brothers,

and fathers of the
South returned,

the nation began to rebuild.

But these brave soldiers
will never be forgotten.

These were the men who
rode with General Lee.

The men who rode
with General Wheeler.

The men of Hampton's Legion.