Seventeen-year-old Sam McGee only wants two things: to marry the woman of his dreams, Abigail Carlisle, and to find out what happened to his father, a Southern soldier who never returned home after the American Civil War.

But Abigail's mother steadfastly opposes the proposed union between her daughter and the boy who works the cotton fields of Tennessee, despite the fact that her husband has no objections. After all, Sam McGee is the son of a former good friend.

As Sam seeks the truth about his father's disappearance, his quest reveals secrets and opens old wounds. But what Sam finds...

Seventeen-year-old Sam McGee only wants two things: to marry the woman of his dreams, Abigail Carlisle, and to find out what happened to his father, a Southern soldier who never returned home after the American Civil War.

But Abigail's mother steadfastly opposes the proposed union between her daughter and the boy who works the cotton fields of Tennessee, despite the fact that her husband has no objections. After all, Sam McGee is the son of a former good friend.

As Sam seeks the truth about his father's disappearance, his quest reveals secrets and opens old wounds. But what Sam finds...