At the outbreak of the War Between the States, Maryland Calvert is loved by Maj. Alan Kendrick, son of a Virginia general, and Capt. Fulton Thorpe. Nancy, whom Thorpe has loved unwisely, follows him to Washington and commits suicide when she learns he will not marry her; as a result, Alan is forced to request his resignation. When Fort Sumter is fired upon, Alan, who admires Lincoln's principles, joins the Union Army though his father is among the Secessionist leaders; as a result, he is estranged from Maryland. Thorpe, who has joined the Confederacy as a spy, is responsible for Alan's arrest, but Maryland victoriously comes to his aid by ringing the alarm bell.
as Maryland Calvert
as Maj. Alan Kendrick
as Capt. Fulton Thorpe
as Nancy
as Lloyd Calvert
as Abraham Lincoln
as Maj. Gen. Kendrick
as Tom Boone
as Gen. U.S. Grant
as Gen. Robert E. Lee
as Mammy
as Mulatta
as Gen. Joe Hooker
as Eli Stanton
as Allan Pinkerton
as Mrs. Abraham Lincoln
as Col. Lummon
as Jefferson Davis
as Mrs. Gordon
as Gen. Winfield Scott
