Examines the life of Jefferson Davis, discussing his childhood in Kentucky, his military service, his political career, and his election as president of the Confderate States of America during the Civil War.
After he survives a prison camp for Confederate soldiers in Andersonville, Georgia, where young Jake Clay befriended Billy Sharp, Jake embarks on his difficult journey home and is haunted by the ghosts of fallen soldiers.
Discusses life among Civil War soldiers and cavalry, including joining up, uniforms and rifles, training and discipline on the march, battle, and returning home.