El calvario de una esposa

Confederate Col. Lafe Harvey travels home after the Civil War, where he must tell his niece, Betty, that her father is presumed dead. Soon after he returns, scavengers destroy the family home and he and Betty escape westward. Meanwhile, Gen. John Harvey, Betty's father who has been seriously injured but is not dead, arrives at the deserted plantation with the help of Union soldier Tom, who pledges to help John find his family.