Surviving multiple yellow fever epidemics in Memphis, a young man abruptly leaves home and heads into the western frontier. His journey leads him to an Army enlistment where he goes on to become a war hero of the Spanish-American war.

Stricken with malaria in Cuba causes him to suffer multiple fever-induced delusions. When it is discovered that he may have murdered a man in Memphis, the Army needs to know if he’s a war hero or has his murderous past caught up with him? To learn the truth, an Army doctor is sent to Memphis to find out.

The investigation delves into the...