During the Civil War, a father living in a border state leaves to join the Union Army. After he leaves, Confederate troops forage on his property, where a soldier encounters one of his daughters. The father himself is wounded on a hazardous mission and must run for his life, pursued by Confederate soldiers.

Charles West
as Young father

Charles Arling
as

Owen Moore
as

Gladys Egan
as

Dell Henderson
as Union Officer

Mack Sennett
as Union Soldier

Henry B. Walthall
as Confederate Corporal

Dorothy West
as Union Maiden at Farewell

William J. Butler
as Confederate Soldier (uncredited)

Verner Clarges
as Union Officer (uncredited)