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you

Yeah.

Yeah.

Thank you.

Yes, ma'am. He left here about an hour ago. He's positioning a battery over by

the Rock Creek area.

Thank you.

Do you really think the Southern Army will invade Washington?

Well, with the Rebs... Excuse me, ma'am. The Southern Army only 20 miles

away.

Well, better to be safe than sorry.

But I'm sure your husband will know more about a possible battle now that he's

got his transfer to the sharpshooters.

Sharpshooter?

I'm sorry, ma'am. I thought you were... No, I... Thank you, sir, for the

information.

Someone will be heading out that way.

Why don't you let me get to an escort? I confirm I'll wait, Lieutenant. Thank

you.

Wither dark what you hear from Jeffy Davis, honey child

Something wrong with your hearing red

Why don't you tell that to you people waving rebel flags that attacked

our troops coming through Baltimore Take your hands off that bridle. We're white

men. You can't talk to us like that. You talking to us like we

Primary field of fire, all four guns across the river. Georgetown to the

chain bridge.

Secondary position will be to cover the northern approach as the left flank is

turned.

Excuse me, Sergeant.

Brett!

Billy.

I got a transfer.

I'm going to be in the first U.S.

sharpshooters. It's a brand-new elite regiment just authorized by Congress.

I didn't want to tell you about it until I knew it came through.

Isn't it great?

You'll be in the thick of the fighting.

Why couldn't you have stayed with the engineers?

Brett, I'm a soldier.

Soldiers are supposed to fight.

Our ancestors fought to the United States could be a free nation I have a

chance to be a part of to make history by killing southerners

I

Didn't mean your family I know there are a lot of southerners that love the Union

and don't want war but they're gonna fight for the Confederacy Good people

are gonna be killed bill. Is that the kind of history you want to make?

It's going to be all right.

Everybody says the war will be over in one big battle.

Now, when I leave for camp, I want you to go to Belvedere and stay with my

mother.

What about Semiramis?

I'll make arrangements for her to get safely to Mount Royal.

Why are we fighting?

Because you never told me any of this before.

If I'm to believe that Charleston recruiting officer, I'd better ride day

and night to reach Virginia before he whips the North and the war's over.

I don't quite think it's going to be that easy, Charles. Most of us were born

on horseback. We ride circles around those Yankees.

Charles, there are three of them. They're but one of us. Hey, I'll take

those odds any day.

It's a shame a general's got to rub shoulders with the president of the

Confederacy instead of riding with White Hampton's legion.

Ori.

I'm gonna miss you.

You are a lot more than a cousin to me, Charles. You're like a little brother.

So I don't want you taking any unnecessary chances.

You know me.

That's what worries me.

Charles reminds me so much of Ori when he went off to fight in Mexico.

He came back from that war.

And they'll both come back from this one.

I can't believe what happened.

Our dearest friends, the Hazards.

Billy, my son-in-law.

Torn apart by war.

Maybe it won't last very long.

I do hope so, my dear.

The two handsomest men in the Confederacy. You even make those

uniforms look good.

Watch out, Aunt Clarissa.

I may have to take you with me. I'm not sure I can live without your cornbread.

Oh, dear Charles.

I'm not ready to say goodbye.

I never wanted this war.

But we would be without pride, without honor, if we let the North tell us how

to live.

There are some things worth fighting for, Madeline. This land, our families,

our way of life.

And you.

I can't wait till you become Mrs. Ari Main.

And once your divorce is final...

I will get you in front of a preacher quicker than you can say I do.

I do.

This fourth war is going to be over by the time that general gets through

saying goodbye to this beautiful lady.

Charles can't wait to get on the road now that he's heard those Virginia bills

outshine even our South Carolina beauties.

Mother, you take care of yourself.

Oh, Ari, I promised myself I wouldn't cry.

Now, there'll be no time for tears. You'll be too busy running this

plantation.

There's a war waiting on us.

Time's a-wasting.

Coffee?

Don't worry about nothing, Mr. Henry.

I'll take care of everything.

I know you will.

Take care, child!

I must say, gentlemen, I consider this a great honor. And I thank you. You do us

the honor, Mr. Lamont, of accepting your commission.

All of us on the militia general staff feel your qualifications make you an

ideal colonel to turn our green volunteers into soldiers to defend South

Carolina. I shall start recruiting in my district immediately, sir.

May I tell you how much we've enjoyed your hospitality, Colonel Lamont?

Although I must say I did miss seeing your lovely wife as Mrs. Lamont Ayling.

Mrs. Lamarck is no longer residing at residue.

You'll have to forgive Mr. Clay.

He's been in the legislature at Columbia since the Fort Sumter crisis and wasn't

aware of your domestic situation.

My domestic situation is of no concern to anyone, sir.

Gentlemen, good day.

Good day, sir.

Well, sure, and you're a fine figure of a man, George Hazard.

You look as handsome in that uniform as you did the first night we danced

together in Mexico.

That's at the Mexican War. I swore I'd never wear a uniform again.

But I just can't sit here in Lehigh Station while the country's being torn

in half.

I agree with the president.

The union must be preserved.

But regulations or not, they'll have to court-martial me before I wear this

ridiculous hat.

Even I'd have to think twice before wearing that thing.

I shouldn't even be going to Washington. I should have requested a field command.

Now, George, the president wants you on his staff.

And it's not just because you're a West Pointer.

It's because he knows an exceptional man just as I do.

Now, my brother is close to Lincoln, and he feels the president will mobilize

this country as never before, and not just the military leadership, but the

private sector as well, and that includes hazardous.

George in Washington and me here at the end. Oh, Isabel, I hope we're doing the

right thing. There is a war on.

A party like this might be in bad taste.

We're just celebrating the departure of our very own hero.

After all, we are the most prominent family in this part of the state.

People will see it as our patriotic duty.

Well, I'm not sure how happy George is with all this fanfare.

Most of the Army's best officers have already resigned and gone back south,

which they'll regret, because the Confederate cause may already be lost.

But those of us who run important companies will create the engine that

will power the Union to a quick victory. As a matter of fact, I have already

drawn up plans.

I'm glad you're going to have to be the colonel.

Thank you very much, but I haven't done anything yet to deserve this.

I would like to think that this is not only for those of us who are going off

to war, but for those who have already left, including my younger brother,

Lieutenant William Hazard, and especially for those who are staying

here at home, working for the Union cause with the same dedication and

spirit, including my eldest brother, Stanley.

We'll be running hazard iron in my absence.

Thank you very much.

We have every confidence in you, Stanley. Thank you, George.

You'll do a great job, as always. Good luck to you. Thank you. All of this

makes me know you really are going to leave us.

I'm going to miss you both so much.

Your guests are eager to meet you, Colonel Hazard.

Thank you, Isabel.

Mother.

Don't let sentiment interfere with our plans, my darling.

Now isn't just a chance to profit from this foolish war, but for you to be the

man you've always wanted to be.

Doesn't David right now Jackson mr. President I appreciate your sentiments,

but we simply cannot afford to temporize the north will strangle the south that

we do Excuse me. I was told to join you indeed sir indeed gentlemen Brigadier

General Ari May General Robert E Lee my military advisor members of my cabinet

Our agents in the federal capital have shown us here how the north plans to

crush us in the coils of a giant water snake That is precisely the situation,

sir. All down the eastern seaboard to the Florida Keys, and then along the

Gulf to New Orleans.

Their navy would seal off the Confederacy, and they will send their

western army south to secure the border states.

And cut the Confederacy in two.

Never. Never.

But it would be daring, Mr. President. They could slowly squeeze us to death by

cutting off all our supplies and weapons from Texas and the ports of Mexico and

Europe.

Scott, their general-in-chief and of a union, proposed this far-fetched

strategy. The man is a traitor to the South.

To be a Southerner and believe in the Union does not make one a traitor, sir,

or I would not be here.

I realize that you turned down Lincoln's offer to command the Yankee armies,

General Lee, but I had no idea... Mr. President, I believe secession is

unconstitutional, and slavery is a moral and political evil in any society.

Then why have you joined us?

Because I could not draw my sword against Virginia.

My loyalty and my affections and those of my family for five generations belong

to her.

That is why I'm here, sir.

Now, if we are to have any chance at all to defeat the North, we must enlist our

own snake and strike like a cobra right at their vitals. The federal capital of

Washington... Sir, I do not agree with you. Many of our state militias would

refuse to join an invasion of the North.

But, Mr. President, if you allow the individual states to dictate our...

Lincoln maneuvered us into firing the first shot at Fort Sumter. I will not

let him brand me the aggressor again. Next time, the North will be the first

to fire.

Enough for today, gentlemen.

Gentlemen.

I'm sure you must be wondering why I summoned you here.

To be honest, sir, yes.

Your cotton mill.

and South Carolina was one of the first in the South, and very successful.

We were showing an excellent profit, sir, but now the mill is producing war

materials, so my partner George Hazard and I had to liquidate since he's from

Pennsylvania. That's another tragedy in all this, isn't it? The destruction of

such old and dear friendships.

George and I hope to continue that friendship someday, sir.

Sir.

My government desperately needs your expertise.

I don't have to tell you how few factories we have in the South and the

shortage of raw materials.

I know, sir. I know.

That's why I need you.

To make our war machine as efficient as possible.

I will do my best, sir. You have my word.

That's all any of us can do.

The Union has a substantial force here beyond the Blue Ridge Mound, 60 miles to

the west of their capital.

So we've had to post 11,000 of our men to stop them from invading the

Shenandoah Valley.

Now, the main Yankee army is massing here, outside Washington.

Looks like they'll try to drive through eastern Virginia.

That's probably where we'll have to fight them.

Captain Maine, ride north of Centerville.

See how big a force they have, and if they appear to be ready to move south.

Don't take risks trying to take a prisoner. I need information.

Not dead scouts.

Yes, sir.

Good luck, Captain.

No,

that's just fine, Corporal.

A haircut?

A trim.

Just because there's a war on doesn't mean we stop being gentlemen.

Thank you, Corporal.

Ambrose, you just never cease to amaze me.

Well, thank you, Charles.

Come on, I need a volunteer.

Then you're it.

Volunteer.

Yankees

I'm strapped to the woods. Maybe we can lose them.

Captain, we got enough trouble without borrowing more.

Took you long enough to decide to help me.

Well, you might at least say thank you. Just get me out of this mess. I gotta

get these medicines through to your troops.

I'll take her. You decoy the Yankees.

We'll meet at the South Pole near the river. Well, I see Rank has certain

privileges.

I can take care of myself, Captain.

Sure you can.

About time y'all got here. Those Yankees could double back.

I wouldn't worry about it. Last I saw them, they were chasing their tail.

Well, my farm is a few miles up the road. Let's not just sit here.

That does it. You know, you could show us a little more gratitude.

Well, I'm sorry.

Augusta Barkley, Captain.

Charles Main.

Ambrose Pell.

Lieutenant, I am grateful, more than you know.

I've been smuggling quinine and morphine from Union hospitals in Washington.

They had caught me.

Well, now, we couldn't let anything happen to Virginia Bell, could we?

We'll see you get home safe from there.

worried about you. Oh, well, I ran into these officers on the road, and I must

say I'm awful glad that I did.

Captain Maine, Lieutenant Pell, this is Washington and his son, Buzz.

We'll see to your horses, sir.

We'd best be on our way.

Well, let me offer you some supper.

It's the least I can do.

Thanks, but... Ma'am, we'd be honored to accept your kind offer.

Charles, a man has to eat, and I have a feeling the lady's cooking is better

than yours.

I'm not fighting for the South if that means keeping slavery.

I'm fighting for the place where I live.

That's why most of the men joined up.

Sometimes I wonder if Mr. Davis understands that.

Well, I think he does, deep down.

Like you?

I don't believe in this war, Captain.

Just trying to do what I can to make things a little easier for those who

have to fight it.

Yes, um... Thank you for the fine meal, ma'am, but we do have to leave.

I want to reach those Yankee encampments before morning.

Well, I'll get the horses. Excuse me, ma'am.

Does your husband object to the work you're doing?

It seems a bit dangerous.

My husband died a few years ago.

He was a good man.

Older than me.

Learned a great deal from him.

Sounds like you really miss him.

With all the work there is to do in my other activities, there's not much time

to be lonely.

Thank you again for all your kindness, Mrs. Barkley.

It's a gusto, Captain.

Thank you very much. Take care. Goodbye. Goodbye, Boz.

Captain? Lieutenant?

That is some kind of lady.

Mrs. Grady?

I'm sorry to keep you waiting so long. I had difficulty finding your letter of

application. I said it when I first heard about the nursing corps.

Well, I have many skills, and I assure you I can learn others very quickly.

Mrs. Grady, I'm afraid there's more to it than that. I don't understand.

Sit, please. Mary?

We make it a point to find out as much as possible about the women who apply to

us.

Perhaps you've heard that Mrs. Dix is quite concerned that we don't attract

the wrong sort of woman.

Are you saying that I'm the wrong sort of woman?

Let me be direct, Mrs. Grady.

We've learned that you spent three months in an asylum for the insane.

That was after my husband's death.

That doesn't mean I'm crazy.

Nursing in wartime is difficult and dangerous work.

There'll be hideous suffering and death.

We can't send a nurse who might break under the strain.

My husband was murdered at Harper's Ferry.

Surely you can understand the grief of a woman, even if others consider it

madness.

There is also the matter of your abolitionist views.

Some of your causes we just... Such as marrying a Negro?

That was not a cause, Mrs. Riley.

That was love.

Your marriage has nothing to do with this.

I'm sorry, but I must reject your letter of application.

Then I must inform you that I have.

Highly placed friends in the government.

I'm afraid this isn't a matter of personal influence.

You and Mrs. Dix have not seen the last of me.

I promise you that, Mrs. Riley.

We were married in such a hurry, I never had time to get you ringing, babe.

Forever. I think that calls for a toast.

Yes.

To the hazards.

And the mains.

And may God keep our families safe and bring us together when this is all

through. Hear, hear.

Isn't that your family at the far end?

Yes, it is.

Could we please find our table?

Who's she with?

Sam Green.

He's a congressman.

Constance, that dress.

Isn't it your Worth gown?

Yes, well, Virgilio liked it so much that I gave it to her.

Excuse me.

That's all right, sir. Don't get up. I just want to say goodbye to my sister.

I leave in the morning, Virginia.

I may not see you until the war is over.

I just want to wish you all the best.

Billy.

Take care of yourself.

Well, at least one member of the Hazard family seems to care about you.

I'd prefer not to discuss my family.

We have more important things to discuss.

I have missed seeing you.

Why did you wait so long to tell me you were in Washington?

Because I wasn't ready to see you yet.

And now you are?

I need your help again, Sam.

I want to be a nurse.

which seems to be the only way a woman can fight this war, and I run into some

difficulty that I didn't plan on.

Why? You're certainly charming enough. I can attest to that.

Dorothea Dix sets very high standards for a nursing corps, and charm doesn't

seem to be a prerequisite.

I know that a number of women have been turned down, but... I haven't even

gotten past her AIDS, Sam.

Why? Thank you.

What's the problem?

Have you forgotten that I was in an asylum?

Her aides found out about it.

And you want me to talk to Miss Dix on your behalf.

Would you please, Sam?

Well... Sam, your recommendation would overwrite anything her staff might say.

And you could explain to her. My reward will be... My

friendship and support.

As always.

You never fail to amaze me.

You could ask for the moon and not even offer a kiss in return.

So does this mean you'll help me?

Yes.

George, what a surprise.

I doubt that since you saw me earlier this evening.

Is that you?

You know, I did see a man in a uniform that I thought looked a lot like you,

but then I thought, no, George would never take up arms against his beloved

southern friends.

You haven't changed, have you, Virginia?

A constant in this time of change.

Why are you here, George? Did your wife send you?

What are you doing in Washington?

Do you really care?

I want Sam Green to help me get into the nursing corps.

Why didn't you see me first?

Oh, George, don't patronize me. I'm not.

I've been concerned about you.

Well, I'm fine.

At least let me loan you some money so you could find a decent place to live.

Oh, you might have shown such brotherly concern when Grady was alive.

I am sorry your husband was killed, but there's nobody in our family to blame

for that. We're not a family, George. We never have been.

We were close when we were younger.

I'm not sure how or why that changed.

When I began to think for myself, which is something women aren't supposed to

do, you know, it amazed me.

Everyone would listen to Stanley's most ridiculous ideas.

But no one ever cared to hear what I might think.

Do you know how that feels, George?

To spend your whole life becoming educated and informed, only to be

overlooked because you don't happen to be a male? I have always been interested

in what you had to say, Virgilia.

But the only opinion you ever wanted to hear was your own.

Oh, George!

You, of all people, should have seen what I was trying to do.

No, you dismiss me like the rest.

An abolitionist fanatic.

You moderates still don't hear the drums.

You say all you want to do is preserve the Union, that slavery isn't the issue.

And I say it's the only issue, George. I despise slavery as much as you do, but I

am not here to argue right or wrong or anything else. I am here because you are

my sister, I care about you, and I want to let you know that your family is

there if you ever need them. Is that so difficult to understand?

It's so hard for you to understand that I just want to be alone.

Virgilio, we can't change what has passed.

We can make a new beginning.

No.

It was too late for that a long time ago, George.

Rogelia. If you'll excuse me, George, I'd like to turn in.

Give my regards to Constance.

If you ever need me, you know how to find me.

Now, don't hang too close to me tonight, James. We'll meet more people if you

don't monopolize my time.

You seem to have damn little of that for me.

You're in public or private business.

It's for your own good, James.

A loyal wife always helps a husband's career.

And tonight is the perfect opportunity.

Imagine you and me at a party given by Jefferson Davis.

Davis is bound to recognize my vision and courage, and realize he needs me in

the war effort.

Flattery, James.

All men like flattery.

Use whatever charm you can muster. I wish you'd stop treating me like a

child. My views are my strength.

Being a clerk to the first assistant in the treasury, it's not good enough for

you, James.

I want more of you, much more.

For me?

Or for yourself?

Isn't it all one and the same?

Thank you.

Excuse me, darling, but I must ask Mrs. Davis where she got that simply

interesting dress.

Bye-bye.

Mr.

Hunter, in time of war, a central government must enforce stern measures

necessary to our military operation, such as the use of slaves as laborers,

regardless of its unpopularity. Then I submit, with all due respect to yourself

and to your office, that it must not happen.

Only the sovereign states can decide such a policy.

If they are forced to surrender that freedom to a central power, why, we'd be

no better off than that circus in Washington. May I remind you, sir, that

I am charged with making this new nation strong and successful.

We must have a central government stronger than its separate parts.

Otherwise, the states will not tolerate it.

If that be so, Mr.

Huntoon, then the Confederacy will not last out the year.

You can have separate, independent states, or you can have a strong new

nation, but you cannot have both.

A choice must be made.

It is my choice not to be party ever to autocratic ways. Furthermore, the

Confederate... Well done, James.

Why is a free dog your political philosophy? Because he knows he's wrong.

James.

Ashton.

Don't... Ashton, me, I heard everything.

Is there a flattery means to you, James, to be in an argument with the most

important man in government?

He behaves like a dictator, and I have a strong conviction. To hell with your

conviction!

You probably ended your political career just now, but that is if you ever really

had one.

Glass of champagne, please.

I simply can't abide punch that's lost its potency.

Good evening, Mr. Huntoon.

Good evening, sir.

I'm afraid you have the advantage. Have we met before? Well, I'm not surprised

you don't remember me.

The last time I saw you...

I was wearing the uniform of a major in the Union Army.

In New Orleans?

After one of my speeches? Precisely.

After which several of us adjourned to Madame Conti's house where we enjoyed

the favors of certain ladies. Yes, yes, of course.

You told me that you could not serve the Union, but if Jeff Davis were elected,

you could not serve him either.

As you can see, I'm still a man of my word.

And you, sir, are still a man of vision.

Thank you. I appreciate your graciousness. Not at all. I overheard

your discussion with that arrogant jackass.

You were completely justified in what you said to him.

I'm afraid my wife doesn't share your opinion.

Well, she certainly is beautiful.

Which probably means you will have to forgive her.

Come then.

Let me introduce you to her. Well, I'd love to, sir.

But business before the pleasure of meeting your wife.

If you will.

I confess I have a particular reason for wishing to renew your acquaintance.

To come to the point, Mr. Huntoon, I am organizing a small group of men, men of

vision and stature like yourself, to finance a confidential venture that I

guarantee will provide incredible profit.

You mean some kind of investment?

A maritime investment, sir.

You see, I think the anchor blockade provides a golden opportunity for men of

the will and wherewithal.

Are you suggesting running the blockade? Yes, I am.

I already have an interest in one ship, and I've just located a very fair

steamer called the Water Witch.

Now, she can be refitted in Liverpool to suit our purposes at a fair price.

Your share of the profits will be equal to your share of the investment.

The Confederacy will need more arms and ammunition.

Sir, I'm referring to luxuries.

Luxuries are where the money is, because the danger to the ship is tremendous.

So what we are looking for...

is the short term, Mr. Huntoon, not the long term.

But with the right cargo, only two successful runs will bring in a profit

of 500%. After that, let the Yankees sink up, if they can.

And if not, our potential earnings are astronomical.

I must decline, sir.

I want no part of such a scheme.

May I ask why, sir? I have several reasons, but one is enough.

It is unpatriotic. Since when are perfume, silk, and good sherry

unpatriotic? The answer is no, sir. No what?

Your husband and I were disagreeing on a business venture, although we do share

the same politics and evidently the same love of beauty.

My dear, may I present... Elkina Bent, sir, at your service.

Mr. Bent, my wife Ashton.

He went to the wrong person, Mr. Bent.

My husband would never invest in something like that.

Because of his patriotism?

No, because he's a coward.

But I'm not, and I have my own money.

Now, how can that be, madam?

Your husband is a lawyer.

And the law says that your money became his the moment you were married.

I control my money, Mr. Ben.

Because I control my husband.

Well, I can believe that.

And I think he was very wrong to refuse you.

Does that mean that you would not?

Perhaps we should discuss it later.

In private.

You and your men are to be congratulated, Captain Durham.

Just shows how quickly our southern boys take to soldiering. Permission to speak,

sir.

What is it, soldier?

Well, sir, I want to be released from my enlistment.

It's my wife, sir. She misses me and my young'uns. Sir, I gotta be honest with

you. I'm just not cut out for this militia life.

Well, I can shoot rabbits and possum and...

I sure don't think I can pull the trigger on no human being, not even a

yank.

What's your name, soldier?

Burnett, sir.

Well, Private Burnett, what do you think would happen to our Confederacy if every

man decided he was not cut out for this militia life?

Ours is a glorious cause, young man.

Freedom.

Independence.

The supremacy of the white man.

Every one of us must be willing to give his last breath to that end Your request

is denied soldier, but sir, that's easy for you to say no colonel You ain't got

no family no more

For thy sweet love remembered such wealth brings.

But then I scorn to change my state with kings.

You love my son very much.

He means everything to me.

I never want to hurt him.

Madeline, you bring him such happiness, you could never hurt him.

It's something else, isn't it?

I just don't want to ever bring shame to this family.

You never could.

There's something that you don't know.

She had negro blood in her and... My dear,

Ori already told me.

Oh, Mrs. Mayne, then you know that if anyone ever found out... All that

matters is that my son loves you.

So do I.

Don't you think it's time you stopped staying, Mrs. Mayne?

Call me Clarissa if you wish.

Or maybe just Mother.

Exactly what we say, boy, or you'll be in hell damn quick.

Have this nigger saddle up her horse.

Not a word, or I'll slit your throat and the old lady's, too.

You're going home, Mrs. Lamont.

This time, you're going to be a dutiful wife.

Miss Padley.

Excuse me.

Excuse me.

We've been getting lost.

and help fight that fire the cotton's gone boy i ain't wasting no more sweat

and blood same thing don't even belong to me you better never let mr clarissa

hear that kind of talk we're out there killing ourselves and folk don't even

care about us miss clarissa don't try to move man

you took a terrible lick on the head

We send for the doctor.

Did you find Miss Madeline yet?

We're looking for her.

You just rest now.

We get word to Miss Brett.

We're going to take care of everything.

Welcome home, my dear.

This was never my home.

I've had time to think, and I now realize how much I want you.

Justin. Your mind, in the eyes of your God, your church, and the law, and no

piece of paper is going to change that. Justin, please.

It's too late.

Please, don't be afraid.

Now be patient for now, though I will keep you under guard.

You'll be my lady, and I'll treat you as such.

You'll see how much I've changed.

Justin, you're already guilty of abducting me against my will. People

will know I'm here. They'll find me.

Every white man at Moon Royal, including your precious Ori, is away fighting for

our glorious cause.

There is no one, Madeline.

Where were you, Mr. Bette? I don't like to be kept waiting.

I've already risked my reputation enough by coming here without my husband's

knowledge. I must say, you do look ravishing, Mrs. Huntoon.

If you intend on flattering me, sir, you'll have to do much better than that.

May I offer you something to drink?

Champagne will do nicely, thank you.

Well, our tastes are similar.

Surely that must mean something.

You presume too much, sir, on such an early acquaintance. Perhaps I do

presume. I've been expecting you for days.

Money like this doesn't grow on trees, you know.

Besides, I haven't decided whether I trust you.

Maybe I should tell you that when I renewed my acquaintance with your

husband...

I had a much deeper motive.

And that was?

You and I.

You never laid eyes on me until four days ago.

But I have seen your image. The one he carries with him in his wallet.

My wedding picture?

The one where your brother is standing there. Ori!

I don't want to hear about Ori.

How do you know my brother?

We were cadets together.

At West Point.

Why, he's talked about you ever since I was a little girl.

Ben the Bastard is the term I most remember.

Your brother and his friend, George Hazard, were my enemies at the point.

They conspired to have me discharged from the Academy.

I wouldn't be surprised at anything those two might do.

Well, then you know George Hazard, too.

His younger brother married my sister.

I hate all the hazards, including her.

Evidently, your hatred extends all the way to your own brother.

Oh, he actually ordered me off the plantation, all because I just tried

to... interfere with my sister's marriage to that damn Yankee.

You saw my wedding picture?

Once.

After one of your husband's speeches.

My sister Brett was that drab little thing to my right.

I don't recall it all that well, except for you, of course.

And there was some other woman with dark hair.

You have another sister?

No. That was Madeline Lamott, the whore.

She's living with my brother now.

Illicitly? And openly.

Well, he claims he's given a sanctuary from a crazy husband.

But from what I hear, they plan on being married. Well, that is, as soon as she

can get her divorce.

Better and better.

Well, don't tell me that you know her. Let's just say I know something about

her. That I'll keep to myself for a while yet.

Now, I would appreciate it if you gave me that bank draft.

How masterful.

A man who takes what he wants. And he wants it all.

My, my, my, Mr. Bent.

We are greedy for all the good things in life.

After all.

Money is but one.

It's the one that buys all the rest.

I'm not that easily bought, sir.

You must show me profits before you deserve what you've just stolen.

You'll have your profits.

And you'll have more.

Much more.

I must run.

James expects me home when he returns from the treasury.

Send your card around, sir, when your ship comes in.

We won't be able to leave today, San Marino.

Blockade stopped the coastal steamers.

And the rail lines south are closed because fighting's expected.

Are you still going to Pennsylvania, Miss Brett?

No. I'll stay here with you until after the battle.

One way or the other, we'll find a way to get you home.

Excuse me, ma'am. Are you Mrs. Hazard?

I am.

This message passed through Union lines.

And I was hired to deliver it to you.

Thank you, sir.

Good day, ma'am.

Mother's very sick.

And Madeline's gone.

We have to find a way to get back to Mount Royal.

But you just said to fight and... We can pack the buggy.

Once we get past the Union lines, we'll be safe in Virginia.

Oh, Miss Britt, your mama don't want you in no danger.

Or Mr. Billiard. He'll understand.

He'd do the same thing.

We have to try.

There's nobody else. Mama needs us.

Morning.

You all right?

Feet just put on me, Lieutenant.

You in the sharpshooters? Yeah, I'm just reporting in.

Name's Billy Hazard.

Tom Larson.

I'm on the way to your camp, too. I want to be a drummer.

What about your folks, Tom?

Ain't got any.

Aren't you a little young?

Don't matter how old you are, you're the best.

I know every last man there is. No matter how many guns go off, you'll hear

me. I can promise that.

Come on, I'll give you a ride.

Much obliged, Lieutenant.

You ready?

One, two, three.

You boys give me my show.

This is a regiment.

Think those men impressive, do you?

Best in the army, right?

Wrong, Lieutenant.

Not the best by any measure, and neither are you. Your boots are dusty.

Well, I've been on the trail. You stop and wipe them off before you enter the

camp.

Look, I've had a long... Your ear isn't packed properly.

I don't like the way you're... And if you're Lieutenant William Hazard, you're

a day late.

My orders didn't arrive on time. And why the devil am I defending myself to a

sergeant?

I am Colonel Hiram Burdan, sir. Your commanding officer.

Colonel, sir. I'm sorry, sir.

I can't hold you to account for not recognizing me, Lieutenant.

But as for the already noted derelictions, I can and do.

This regiment...

will become the best and damn quick.

Yes, sir.

Wait, Colonel.

I want to be a drummer.

Sorry, boy.

You need experience when you're too young.

I came all the way from Baltimore.

At least give me a chance.

Baltimore.

Well, make it quick.

Assembly.

Forward march.

Retreat.

What are you laughing at?

You. That was some introduction.

At least you made an impression on old Ramrod.

Really? I guess it was pretty funny.

Rudy Bodford.

This is Jamie Powell. It's nice to meet you. Stephen Kent.

William Hazard.

Friends call me Billy. Well, I can see you're going to keep us constantly

entertained, Hazard. First you get your foot stuck in your mouth, and then you

try to palm off some kid as a drummer boy.

I think he can do the job.

He'll run at the sound of the first cannon.

Billy! Billy!

Colonel said put me on the muster roll. I made it!

Congratulations. Congratulations.

Corporal!

The Scouts and White Hamps are leaving.

Real fighting about to get started.

Manassas Junction. How many Yankees are we going up against?

McDowell's 35,000 strong to Beauregard's 30.

Should be pretty equal, all in all.

Well, gotta get on to Richmond. The boys of the War Department always want first

-hand report.

Good luck to you.

Probably too late for Ashton. Better make tracks for Manassas. Meet him

there.

Yeah. Woo!

General Beauregard.

has been bringing his rebel troops to the railroad junction here, at Manassas,

near Bull Run.

They're obviously massing for a major movement north, against the capital.

I don't think so, sir. They'll wait to see what we intend.

Well, we wait to see what they intend.

Isn't it possible, Mr. President, that the blockade you ordered of all their

ports will bring them to their senses before any more blood need be spilled?

The southern hotheads hooted my blockade as loudly as they questioned my

ancestry.

We cannot expect a blockade to bring them down.

There are certain domestic political considerations as well.

Our people believe it's high time to whip the rebels and end all this

nonsense. That traitor Davis has proclaimed their cause the second

American Revolution.

What he's talking about, Mr. Cameron, is the right to revolt.

We'll crush them with the weight of our numbers and be in Richmond by August.

Numbers alone won't be enough.

This will be a people's war.

Brother against brother.

Our greatest test.

Those boys moving south deserve the best arms and cannon we can give them.

I've just turned in my munitions report to your secretary, Mr. President. Our

people will work day and night to give them what they need.

Not that so-called Spencer repeating rifle, Colonel.

Think of the bullets it'd waste.

Stick to the tried and true in battle. You can't go wrong.

Noted.

Gentlemen, General McDowell had a full meal last night and then polished off a

whole watermelon for dessert.

If he can polish off Beauregard with as much relish, we have nothing to fear.

I think this was some sort of a picnic.

General, we have been rushed into this battle by the public. The South holds

strong defensive positions on their own soil.

The rebels have already retreated to Henry House Hill.

My old classmate Tom Jackson told him that, Hill.

I would expect there to be formidable Confederate opposition.

Nonsense, Colonel.

A disciplined rebel cannot stand against a great nation's army. That's what King

George said in 1776.

Gentlemen, please cease fire.

Now you can see why I insisted that we come along, too. Somebody has to keep

the peace.

Now that's an odd expression to use on a battlefield.

I didn't think you were coming. I made Mama change her mind. She's setting up

our picnic.

Before we ate, I wanted to get a good look. I've never seen a battle before.

Why is Colonel Hazard so concerned?

His younger brother is in the sharpshooters.

I still can't see a thing with all the smoke and the trees and the hills.

She don't matter what's the dick

Send

you back to the message

What is happening?

With all due respect, sir, all hell is breaking loose down there. The wounded

are coming in faster than we can take them.

We're trying to load them on the wagons and run for home. Run?

For the damn rebels.

We have no choice, sir.

They're whipping us. How bad is it?

It's over, sir.

We can't hold them anywhere.

I suggest you get the women and children out of here before they block the road.

You salute the superior officer before taking your leave.

The whole world's gone insane, George.

Absolutely insane.