All language subtitles for North and South - B2 E2

General McDowell is in full retreat
on his way back to the capital.

His mission now is to save Washington
and what's left of his army.

Losses?

Over 3000.

And 1500 men threw down
their arms...

...and let themselves
be marched off to prison.

Were we that green?

Well, I was there, sir.

Some men hid in the woods
on the way to the front.

Others threw down their arms
at the first sight of blood and fighting.

But the majority of those green troops
fought courageously...

...until they were ordered to retreat.

- How many cannon did we lose?
- Twenty-eight. 17 of them were rifled.

It's a disaster, sir.

- Maybe I shouldn't have interfered.
- Well, Mr. President...

I reckon a captain of volunteers in the
Black Hawk War is not a military man.

When I gave my first order,
my men shouted back, "Go to hell."

I finally had to offer to whip
each volunteer personally...

...to get them to do what I wanted.

But somehow those rowdy
frontier yahoos and I...

...poor excuse for a soldier to the man,
got the job done.

And so will this army.

I know them, these citizen soldiers.

They will not allow the Union to die...

...nor must we.

Will the South be allowed
to take by violence...

...what they could not win
in an election?

The issue here is not just the fate
of the United States...

...but of the whole family of man.

With these troops all headed this way,
we'll have to stay on the back road.

Here.

There's no way we can fix it.

Nothing else to do
but leave the wagon...

...and take the horse
and whatever else we can carry.

I'll unhitch him.

I'm gonna go and get
the rest of the bags.

We'll never be able
to take everything now.

Just what we can't do without.

What are you doing, honey child?

Stealing out of somebody's wagon?

Look what we got here, lieutenant.
Pretty little wench.

Got her hand caught in the cookie jar.
Or maybe she's a Reb spy.

Is that what you are, darky?

Maybe a little pleasuring
will loosen your tongue.

We're still bound by the Fugitive Slave
Laws, so you're considered contraband.

You'll be taken to headquarters
in the morning.

- Put her under guard.
- Yes, sir.

Don't let her get away. Come on.

Get her!

Come on. Get her.

Getting wet, missy?

Get around there.

Come on, missy. Come on, get up.

Don't you be screaming.

No!

Get up.

Pack her up.

All right, men, back to camp.

Move out.

Be real nice to me later on, gal...

...and I might see if I can fix it
so you can slip away before morning.

- I'll be dead before I be nice to you.
- You got a lot of sass, ain't you, wench?

We gonna change your tune.

Get in there. Everett! Jake!

Guard her.

- Put these on.
- All right.

- Corporal of the guards!
- Sir.

Detail leaving.

Guards, detail arriving!

We can change later.

We done took so many roads,
I ain't know one from the other.

The sun's still on our left.

We're heading south.

Semiramis, look.

Maybe they can help us. Hello!

- Wait!
- Wait!

Wait, please. We're lost.

Wait! Wait, please! Wait!

They say we going the right way.

Mr. President,
it's Christmas in July out there.

I had no idea our victory at Manassas
was so impressive.

The Yankee battle flag
one of our colonels just gave me.

It was taken when Jackson
stood there like a stone wall.

My cousin Charles
was with Beauregard.

No doubt he covered himself in glory,
lifted all of our boys.

If only our supply system
could do as well.

That is our problem.

Most of our railroads run north to south,
making it difficult at best...

...to supply our western troops.

All of the gauges are different,
so cars cannot be transferred...

...from one line to another. So we might
have to use wagon trains as a link.

Unfortunately, each state claims
sovereignty over any Confederate right...

...to command rolling stock.

Those states' rights we fight for
could end up plaguing us.

The frustration of trying
to get the various governors...

...to give me their state militias
for our army.

I understand that after Manassas,
we could've taken Washington...

...had those militias supported
our Potomac forces.

That's true.

Jackson swore that if he'd had 10,000
fresh troops, he could've smashed...

...the last defenders
and captured the Yankee capital.

If only we could've gathered
our forces in time.

But our army was in as much chaos
from victory...

...as the Yankees were in defeat.

Then the rain came,
and our chance of ending the war...

...in one bold stroke was lost.

Yet this proves to the world
that we are an independent nation.

Mr. President, General Main.

General Main, two days ago your sister
Brett stopped by on her way back...

...to South Carolina. She left you
this note. She seemed upset.

Thank you.

Is there a problem, General Main?

Sir, I must ask for leave.

There's an emergency with my family.

I'm sorry, sir. Have a safe journey.

Thank you, sir.

A little surprise for you, Madeline,
my dear.

But first, a toast.

To one Union shattered at Manassas
and another restored at Resolute.

With one battle, we've won a war
and our freedom.

Surely you can spare a smile
for your husband for that...

...if not for this magnificent dessert.

Durham told me an amusing comment
that an English journalist made...

...just after the victory message
was sent...

...to the telegraph office at Charleston.

He said, "The American Union
was so short-lived...

...that a man might be present
at its birth...

...and still be alive at its death."

Excellent.

Try it.

I don't want any.

I had them make it just for you.

I want my freedom!
You can't force me to love you!

I have been damn good to you,
Mrs. LaMotte.

I have tried to court you.

I have offered you everything
but my life to gain your favor.

Defy me if you wish.

But you will do as I want.

I promise you.

Gentlemen.

Justin!

Would you like to watch
while I kill your lover?

- Madeline.
- Justin!

Madeline?

Orry.

Orry.

It's over.

Thank you.

Mama?

Orry. Madeline. Thank God!

My prayers have been answered.

Mr. Vice President.

Mrs. Stephens.

May I congratulate you and President
Davis on your victorious election.

We are so very honored
to have you here at my little party.

It's our pleasure, Mrs. Huntoon.

It's times like these when men need
to enjoy themselves whenever they can.

Why, that's just what
I was telling James.

Although I think he enjoyed
himself a little too much...

...at President Davis' reception
a few months ago.

Some of his friends thought it was funny
to get him liquored up and into a...

...discussion with the president.
- Yes. We'd heard of that.

Some men have no more sense
than a June bug.

I wish you and I were running the war.
Why, it'd be over in no time at all.

Don't you think that would be
difficult in your hoop skirts, ladies?

No more so than in those hot uniforms
our men have to wear.

James, darling,
why don't you come over here.

Excuse me.

Why don't you offer
our guests of honor...

...some of that wonderful champagne
from France.

It was the last we could get
before the blockade.

I am so honored that you could join us.

We have not only the election
to celebrate...

...but also the panic in the ranks
of our enemies.

Panic, sir?

Why, those fools in Washington
are so busy pointing accusing fingers...

...at one another
over their last defeat...

...they may tear each other apart
and save us the bother.

James, dear,
let's not talk about the war.

Oh, yes, yes. Let me have
the honor of serving you...

...some of that wonderful
champagne myself...

...before my colleagues
from the treasury drink it all up.

This way.

Mr. Bent, sir, I wasn't at all sure
you'd be here today.

I don't believe that for a moment,
Mrs. Huntoon.

I presume you've made good use
with my money?

That champagne you're serving
that's getting everybody inebriated...

...came right off our ship,
yours and mine.

I told Stephens that it was the last
we could get before the blockade.

Man's as gullible as Jefferson Davis.

He'll believe anything he hears.

I suppose I should see
to my other guests.

Ashton, when are you
gonna see to me?

Soon, Mr. Bent. Very soon.

In fact, the minute you're ready
to discuss my profits.

I don't like to be kept waiting.

I have little patience
where women are concerned.

Well, Mr. Bent,
maybe I shouldn't bother, then.

Because I like a man
with a lot of patience.

Well, then, considering
all your attributes...

...patience may be a virtue
I could make an effort to acquire.

Well, I think the effort is worth
finding out, don't you, Mr. Bent?

James, you remember Mr. Bent, don't
you? Why, he was just telling me...

...the most amusing story about a man
who learned to be patient.

Mr. Bent, why don't you tell James the
story. I have to see to my other guests.

You have a lovely wife, sir.

Thank you, sir.

A gentleman shouldn't act as though
he expected such a surprise, Mr. Bent.

I didn't know that chess
was your game.

But doesn't it require
more than one player?

- What's so funny?
- Your games.

Your little intrigues.

Yes.

But I know you want me.

I want you.

I want you more than any woman
I've ever known.

And I want you...

...on my own terms.

Where is it? Where's my surprise?
I want my surprise.

Your surprise is right up there.

Now, you wait. Slow down, there.
Watch your step.

- Be careful, you'll trip on your dress.
- Move out of my way, EI.

If you don't show a little patience,
I am not gonna show you.

Now, you stop right here.
Now, I cannot trust you not to peek.

- Come here.
- Oh, EI, you know I'm afraid of the dark.

You used to be afraid of me,
but you've gotten over that.

I've never been afraid of any man.

Now, you hush up, or I won't show
you a thing. Come on.

- This is silly. I don't like doing this.
- Just you watch your step.

Give me your hand.

This is silly.

Right in here.

All right?

I don't believe it.
I have died and gone to heaven.

The couturiers of Paris honed their skills
for a lifetime expressly for your pleasure.

Oh, EI, you make me feel
just like I'm royalty, which means...

Is that I can...

...have absolutely everything
in the world that I want. Right?

I don't think I've ever seen you
so excited before.

I am so pleased to have found somebody
whose dedication...

...to the pursuit of luxury, pleasure
and power is as singular as my own.

Makes us the perfect couple,
don't you think?

Oh, yes, just perfect.

So I have decided to make you
my first lady.

EI, I'm no one's first lady. Are you
just saying you want to marry me?

What I am saying is, when the time
is right, I want you to be my consort.

What I am saying...

...is, when Jefferson Davis
has shown his true cowardly colors...

...a man more fit
will take over the Confederacy.

Future voyages of our ships...

...will provide for a small but disciplined
army under my leadership.

A weak fool like Jefferson Davis
can't lead the South to victory.

He has no taste for war.

I have the taste,
and I have the military ability.

And I will do whatever is necessary
to eliminate him and put us in his place.

Why, EI, that's treason.

When my plans
have come to fruition...

...your marriage to that buffoon
will be taken care of.

And when I have consolidated my power,
we will rule.

We will rule together.

We will have royal privileges and luxuries
fit for an emperor and his empress.

EI, you make it sound
just like Napoleon and Josephine.

Don't you laugh at me.

Don't you ever laugh at me.

Or I will kill you.

Get your hands off me!

I do admire your spirit.

Your temperament reminds me
of a horse I used to have.

Now, you hear me.

We are a pair. We are a real pair.

And we will be exactly
like Napoleon and Josephine.

Lovers...

...and rulers of an empire.

What's wrong?

Well, you're not having
second thoughts, are you, lady?

Oh, I'm just being foolish...

...about who I am
and how it might affect you.

Madeline, we have settled all that.

- But if we have children...
- Don't say "if."

We will have children.

When the war ends, you're gonna
have to live here, in this county...

...where your happiness...

...and your success will depend on
what people think of you.

Look at me.

Will you look at me?

My happiness depends on
only one person.

You.

Now, we are gonna be man and wife.

Oh, yes.

Miss Clarissa! Mr. Orry!

Miss Clarissa! Mr. Orry!

Miss Clarissa, it's Miss Brett and
Semiramis. They come home.

Brett?

Orry.

Are you all right?

What happened?

We're here. That's all that matters.

- Mother!
- Dear child, you're safe!

Are you all right?

It sure is good to see you, Semi.

Look at your clothes.
What you been doing?

Semiramis, we were so worried.

Mr. Orry, that was a trip
I ain't never gonna forget.

I'm glad you're all right.

Thank you, sir.

I have my maid of honor.

I'd love to be.

Come on, little sister.

Let's get you in the house.

Do you take Madeline Eugenie to be
your lawfully wedded wife...

...for better, for worse,
for richer, for poorer...

...in sickness and in health, to have
and to hold from this day forward?

- I do.
- Do you promise to love...

...honor and keep her, forsaking all
others as long as you both shall live?

- I do.
- And you, Madeline Eugenie...

...do you take Orry Main to be your
lawfully wedded husband...

...for better, for worse,
for richer, for poorer...

...in sickness and in health, to have
and to hold from this day forward?

- I do.
- Do you promise to love...

...honor and obey him...

...forsaking all others, as long
as you both shall live?

I do.

So in the sight of almighty God...

...and by the authority vested in me,
I now pronounce you husband and wife.

Dear?

I was just thinking, so many people
aren't here who should be.

All of Orry's friends, cousin
Charles and the Hazards.

I'm sure they're with us
in their hearts.

I know how much you miss Billy.

But today is a happy occasion,
Mother, for all of us.

It's more than that, Brett.

Your brother's marriage is an act of faith
and hope that Mont Royal will go on.

We've had so little time together.

I don't want to let you go.

The Confederacy is just gonna
have to manage without you.

You look so serious.

What are you thinking about?

The best day of my life.

And when was that?

The day I was born.

Don't. Don't. Don't. Quit.

Madeline, quit!

Now, stop teasing me.

Tell me.

The day I met you
was the day I was born.

Hope said to give Papa another kiss.

She did?

That's from both of us.

We're going to miss you, George.

The casualty list came in from our
latest disaster at Valverde.

The president wept when he read it.

His good friend Colonel Meeker
was among the dead.

So was Andrew Langley.

He graduated with you.

He was a good friend
to both Orry and me.

One of our agents in the South...

...reports that Orry's doing the same
work for their president I am for Lincoln.

I guarantee he's just as anxious to get
out of Richmond as I am of Washington.

You're not going to ask
for a field command?

Every day, I sit and hand out
fat army contracts...

...to greedy war profiteers
while good men die.

I understand how you feel.

No, you don't.

I am angry, and I am frustrated,
and I can't hide it anymore.

You're doing what the president wants.
Isn't that enough?

I should be with the real army,
not this...

...regiment of paper-shufflers!
I'm sorry.

I'm really sorry.

I do understand how you feel.

Your loyalties are being torn apart
by this war, but please...

...don't let that happen to us.
I couldn't bear it.

I wanted a word with you, general.

This is the only place in Richmond where
we can escape that army of dignitaries.

It's not every day that a new nation
inaugurates its first permanent president.

I only hope our new congress
will be more decisive...

...than the provisional one.

They must approve my enlistment bill.

We also need a law against importing
luxury items to the exclusion of arms.

Any further word about who's
behind that damnable cartel?

I know the name of one of them,
but I still have no proof.

What they're doing's not illegal.
I have to find another way to stop them.

Corruption could bring
down my government.

If I could just smash this one ring, sir.

It'd be a warning to others who'd build
their fortunes on our army's sacrifice.

Excuse me, sir, the dispatch from
General Johnston in Tennessee.

Fort Donelson, sir?

Grant has forced Buckner
to surrender unconditionally.

Two thousand dead and wounded.

And more than 12,000
are now prisoners.

The North recovered from Manassas, sir.

We shall from this.

There'll be no more talk now
of an easy victory.

George Washington's statue has always
been an inspiration to me.

It's why I chose his birthday to become
the first president of the Confederacy.

That great man refused to give up.

In spite of everything,
he brought to birth a new nation.

So will I.

So will I.

Finish loading these supplies.
Deliver them to Fredericksburg.

You'll meet us at Bell Plain
with more railcars, sir?

No. Apparently, there doesn't seem
to be any more available.

- I'm headed north on another matter.
- North, sir?

We're not far from the frontline.

An agent discovered they're running
luxury goods past the Yankee blockade.

You know who's behind it, sir?

And it is urgent that we stop him
as soon as possible.

I'll meet you in Fredericksburg,
lieutenant, when my business is finished.

Good luck.

Sorry about bringing you here, sir.

Last time I used this place, there weren't
so many Yankee patrols around.

I was lucky none of them saw me.

What more have you learned?

Major Bent has bank accounts
in New York...

...getting fatter by the day.

That is still no proof.

It's not going to stand up in court.

He's the cleverest swindler
that ever drew breath.

And he's paying off
all the right people.

- Any word from France about his ships?
- They're running a steady trade.

- From all accounts.
- Where's he offload?

He puts then in at small coves along
the Virginia and South Carolina coasts.

It avoids the Yankee blockade...

...and any questions from us
about what he's transporting.

That may...

...work to our advantage.

If we could find one of those coves
and wait for him to anchor his ships...

We might be able to put
him out of business...

...without troubling a court about it.

Now, we'll keep these thoughts
to ourselves, won't we?

Of course, general.

Sounds like storm's letting up.

Better make a run for it
while we still can.

Best not to ride out together.

Just hope those Yankees have sense
enough to stay by their fires tonight.

Good luck.

There's another one.

Stand where you are.

- I beg your pardon, sir.
- No harm done, lieutenant.

But it's a hell of a night
to be out on patrol.

Yes, sir. We were looking for a rebel.

Might be a spy. Could've sworn
his trail led this way.

Wish I could help, but I'm on my way
back from an inspection tour.

I haven't seen anybody for hours.

I think your rebel's probably
long gone by now.

Yes, sir. I was thinking that myself.

Well, we'll get back to camp.

- You're welcome to join our fire, sir.
- I'm much obliged, but I've got to go.

- I've got a lot of ground to cover.
- Have a safe journey, sir.

You saved my life, George, again.

You damn fool. How the hell did
you happen to get this far north?

Well, I'm not sure I should
tell you, colonel.

This little truce might not be so easy.

I guess not. But since we have it,
why don't we find a dry place to talk.

Why don't we. We're too old to
bivouac in the rain like we did in Mexico.

Come on.

Tell Billy my sister isn't
as fragile as he thinks.

She arrived at Mont Royal
smiling like a true Main.

Well, he's worried sick about her...

...so you just make sure she's safe.

Well, you just promise to keep your
Yankee troops out of South Carolina.

What's that on your finger?

- Madeline and I were finally married.
- Congratulations, man!

Wish you were there
to be my best man.

I'll make it up to you...

...by throwing you the damnedest party
you ever saw after the war.

Great.

We'll make it a West Point reunion.

I'll even invite Marcus Hasler.
Remember him?

He was killed by a Union
sharpshooter last week.

Orry, Lincoln bent over backwards
to accommodate the South.

Why did he invade Virginia?
You call Bull Run accommodating?

Wait a minute. I was there. I saw it.

An entire rebel army was waiting
to invade the capital.

What was Lincoln supposed to do?
He took an oath to preserve the Union.

The South started it
by firing on Sumter.

We did not start anything.

- We just wanted to be left alone.
- You never even gave him a chance.

You refused to compromise.

He could not extend slavery
into new territories.

That is not the issue, George!

We both agree that slavery's
an outmoded institution...

...that will only hold the South back.

Dear God, what has happened to us?

Well, I think,
under the circumstances...

...it was best that we ended
our business partnership.

You should've turned me in
to your Yankee troops.

That would have been one less
Reb you had to fight.

Orry, you don't mean that.

Take care of yourself, Orry.

Pardon me, ma'am.

We haven't heard from our son.
We heard that he was wounded.

Can you help us find him?

I'm sorry, I don't work here.

Perhaps a nurse could...

Thank you, ma'am.

Yes, ma'am, we're looking for our son.

Miss Dix.

Excuse me. I'm Virgilia Hazard Grady.

Mrs. Grady.

Congressman Greene speaks
very highly of you.

We've never had fighting like this
before on this continent.

Skirmishes maim and kill more than
major battles in earlier wars.

We're not prepared for such casualties.

Only yesterday...

...200 men were wounded
on the bluffs of the Potomac.

I want to do whatever I can
to help ease the suffering, Miss Dix.

Nurses are scarce, Mrs. Grady,
especially good ones.

Some of them can't stand
the blood and the filth...

...and the constant shortage
of medicines.

And some of them have been
called home to families...

...who have lost husbands
and brothers.

I assure you, I can stand a great deal.

And as for my family...

I understand that you are related
to Colonel George Hazard.

And that your family owns the Hazard
Ironworks in Pennsylvania.

Yes.

We're all helping in the war effort.

Well, Congressman Greene...

...seems to feel that you are equal
to the hardships of a war nurse.

Congressman Greene understands
my deep desire to serve my country.

I read your book, Miss Dix.

And several others. And I've always
been very, very quick to learn.

You will have to learn, Mrs. Grady.

If I override Mrs. Reilly's
recommendation...

...and admit you into the Nurses' Corps.

And I'm not speaking
only of medical knowledge.

You must be prepared...

...for insults from the men...

...and hostility from the doctors...

...who will sometimes treat you
no better than a common servant or...

Or a slave?

I've endured being treated
like a slave before.

In my abolitionist work.

I'm not referring to parades
and speeches.

I have seen horrors as bad
or worse than any war.

Atrocities inflicted by Southern
slaveholders on their black victims.

I've witnessed that.

I've touched them with my own hands.

Bodies burned...

...beaten with whips...

...wounds, scars...

...hideous disfigurement.

You realize that many of the patients...

...are Southern wounded.

And that a nurse's duty...

...is to treat all victims of war
with compassion.

- Of course.
- You must put aside personal feelings...

...and give equal treatment to all.

I have always believed in equality
for all men and women.

Then let us talk about
particulars, Mrs. Grady.

Compensation.

Transportation.

And living allowance.

Thank you.

I think, gentlemen...

...you'll find that this ward is typical
of our military hospitals.

Our staff of doctors
is extremely capable.

It would appear that your nursing staff
is capable as well, Mr. Fielding.

These men seem to be getting
the finest possible care.

Yes. Congressman Greene, may I
present Mrs. Grady, one of our nurses.

Thank you, Mr. Fielding. I already have
the pleasure of knowing Mrs. Grady.

It was my privilege to recommend
her to the Nursing Corps.

We're honored to have you here, sir.

Not many men of your stature have seen
fit to personally inspect our hospital.

That is inexcusable.

This work is second only
to serving in the field.

It's our duty to restore soldiers, like
this fine young lad, to the battlegrounds.

Congressman, there's so much
you could do to help us here.

The government moves slowly
in answering our requests.

That will be enough, Mrs. Grady.

Congressman, we'd better
be going along.

Mr. Fielding.

I think the point of view of your staff
is extremely important.

After all, they have the day-to-day
task of caring for the wounded. I...

...for one, am very interested in what
Mrs. Grady has to say about the...

...current situation.

I'll be joining a field hospital, sir.

I've read there's a terrible
shortage of morphine powder.

That's the only thing that quiets the
gangrene cases when they amputate.

Virgilia, I did not make this trip
to talk about morphine powder.

I came to see you.

Your committee
makes appropriations, Sam.

You could see to it that we got more
money for medications we need.

All right, Virgilia,
I'll do what you want.

The question is...

...what are you willing to do for me?

Correct me if I'm wrong, Sam.

You are married...

...and you have a family in Indiana.

You know my views.
They haven't changed.

You know I'd divorce
my wife for you...

...if only Indiana weren't such
an unforgiving state.

I can't afford the scandal.

And I can't belong to you.

Not like that.

Sam, I don't want to lose you
as a friend.

Please say that I haven't.

No.

You haven't.

I'll get you the medicine you need.

Thank you.

But, Virgilia...

...the next time you need a
favor from me...

...expect to do me one in return.

That's the way it works.

Even...

...between friends.

They may have given us a
bloody nose in the West...

...but with Jackson
tearing up Shenandoah...

...he could make a dash
for Washington at any time.

That's why Lincoln took a whole corps
away from McClellan, below Richmond...

...moved it up here
to protect the capital.

Still gonna be a lot of Yankees coming
up that peninsula toward Richmond.

Yeah, but not as many as we thought.

I figure five of them
for each one of us.

We gotta get back.

Johnston's gotta be told he'll be facing
a few more Yankees than he figured on.

What's so funny?

I seem to remember
a Lieutenant Pell...

...thought he was the best turned-out
officer in the whole Confederate Army.

Until he let his captain
talk him into being a scout.

You wanted to be a hero.

I thought I'd look better.

If we split up, one of us
might get through.

Files left, right!

Try again, Boz.

"A soldier of the..."

- "Legion."
- "Legion lay dying in Al..." "Al..."

"Algiers." It's a city in Africa.

Go ahead.

"There was lack of woman's nursing.

There was dearth..."?

"Dearth of woman's tears."

That's good. You're reading better
than I did after two years of schooling.

Much better.

Look like a soldier, Miss Augusta.

Captain Main!

Careful.

Oh, my God.

Watch out. He's got a bullet wound.

This was almost worth
getting shot for.

You were lucky, Captain Main.

You lost a lot of blood.

But the wound shouldn't
take too long to heal.

I hope not. I have to be
on my way in the morning.

You're not going anywhere, not for a
few days, till that shoulder heals.

If I don't make it back
with what Pell found out...

There are other ways to get
your information to headquarters.

I'll see that it gets done.

Good night, Charles.

Sleep well.

The farm is beautiful.

A man could almost forget
there's a war going on.

After Tom died...

...I still had so much to give.

It shows.

Not just in this farm.

Not many people teach their slaves
to read.

Washington and Boz aren't slaves.

They worked as hard as we did,
so my husband and I freed them...

...and gave them a share of the farm.

I've never met anyone quite like you.

The way you care about people.

Maybe that's why I find you
so attractive.

Miss Augusta.

Excuse me, captain. Miss Augusta,
your mare's starting to foal right now.

She's my pride and joy.
I hid her from the troops.

You'll have to excuse me.

Go ahead. But if it's a boy,
you better name him after me!

Something I can do for you,
Washington?

No, sir. Ain't for me.

It's for her.

You might think
I'm stepping out of line, captain.

But Boz and me...

...we're the only family
Miss Augusta got left now.

So she's told me. Go on.
Say your piece.

Well, she...

Miss Augusta took it real hard
when the baby was stillborn.

Then Mr. Tom died.

And you being a soldier and all...

...and the war still goes on and on.

I don't know if she could live through
mourning somebody else, captain.

See what I mean?

A little wobbly in the legs, but...

...a year from now,
he'll be chasing the wind.

This calls for a celebration.

I've been saving a bottle of wine
for a special occasion.

This is it.

I'd enjoy that, Augusta.

It'd be a nice way to say goodbye.

I have to leave tomorrow.

Column, halt!

Good afternoon, ladies.

Which of you is Mrs. Main?

I'm Mrs. Tillet Main.

Mrs. Orry Main, Mrs. William Hazard.

And whom do we have
the honor of receiving?

My apologies, ma'am.

Second Lieutenant Samuel Barstow,
first quartermaster out of Charleston.

- We're here to requisition supplies.
- What will you be needing?

A great deal, I'm afraid.

Three-quarters of what was left
and most of the animals.

We had no choice, Brett.

It was our duty to obey the order.

- Our troops need those supplies.
- So do we, Mother.

I don't know how we're gonna feed
everyone now.

Don't mean to interrupt,
but have you heard from Miss Brett yet?

I'll just keep trying to get letters
through the lines.

You sure love her, don't you?

I sure hope I find somebody
when I grow up.

You will.

I want to get this done
before we move out. Run along.

Never seen a man could
write so many letters.

What do you find to say?

"All I think about is having you back
in my arms.

You'll probably never get my letters,
and you can't write from..."

South Carolina?

Your wife is from South Carolina?

That's right.

Now, just give me the letter.

- Well, you're a damn rebel lover.
- That's his business. Give him his letter.

Give me the letter!

Give him back his letter, Kent.

Hazard! Kent!

You have five minutes to appear
in my tent.

You are supposed to be officers
and gentlemen...

...who set a proper example
for your men.

- I didn't start it, sir.
- Did I give you permission to talk?

- No, sir.
- No, sir.

We have pushed the rebels
up the peninsula...

...and we're about to knock
at the gates of Richmond...

...and I have two officers...

...who'd rather fight each other
than the enemy.

If another battle wasn't in prospect,
I'd court-martial you both.

I will not tolerate feuds
under my command.

Now, save your fight for the rebels.

Might not be much fighting now that
they've got a new commander, sir.

When Robert E. Lee is ready, sir...

...he'll come after us
with everything he has.

And we better damn well be ready.

You're dismissed, Mr. Kent.

I had high hopes for you,
Lieutenant Hazard.

In spite of our first meeting, you've
proved yourself a responsible officer.

Now, what was this misunderstanding
all about?

Sir...

...Lieutenant Kent seems to resent it
that my wife is from the South.

And I haven't heard from her
in months.

We're all under a lot of pressure, Billy,
from the generals on down.

We can't let it affect our judgment.

The sooner we win this war...

...the faster we'll all get back home.

- Yes, sir.
- You're dismissed, lieutenant.

- Morning, Billy.
- Colonel Hazard.

- The president wanted to see me?
- Yes, he could use an ally just now.

A pack of wolves,
the damn newspapers and preachers.

- Blaming him for McClellan.
- Where is he?

In the Cabinet Room with Stanton,
Seward, the others.

- What's happened?
- You haven't heard?

McClellan is sitting at Harrison's Landing
and refuses to move.

General McClellan...

...has been outthought
and outfought.

And our one chance for an early end
to this terrible rebellion gone.

What do you suggest, Mr. Secretary,
that we negotiate a surrender?

- Is that what you're thinking?
- Gentlemen...

...we must begin to see this war
for what it is:

Bloody Shiloh and the nightmare
of the peninsula...

...should prove to us that this fight
will be to the death.

And now their General Lee has proven
himself to be a great strategist.

If we don't do something decisive...

...then I believe England
will join France...

...in support of the South.
- That'd change the war's course.

Our European friends would never
abide slavery.

Nor any longer should we.

Are you going ahead with freeing
the slaves in the rebel states, sir?

Your own people don't want the Negroes
free to roam and take their jobs.

Regardless...

...we must now put our fight...

...on the side of human rights.

An emancipation proclamation
would do just that.

If you do, sir, it could cost you
the border states...

...possibly the election...

...and probably the war, sir.

It may anyway.

Mr. President, I approve
of such a proclamation.

But it might seem like...

...a cry of desperation.

Hold off the measure
till you can give it to the country...

...supported by a military success.

That's good poker, Mr. Seward.

Play from strength.

Gentlemen, I need time to think on this.

George, Seward is right.

And so is Stanton about McClellan.

He's mismanaged the best-equipped
force in Western history.

Give me more background
on our top generals...

...including those Western fellas:

- Thomas, Grant, Sherman.
- Yes, sir.

I need me a Lee, a Jackson...

...a commander who can
get me a victory.

Then I can free the slaves.

One, one, one, two, one.

- When shall we pick you up, Mother?
- 3:00 should be fine.

I doubt even the volunteers' committee
could dither longer than that.

I never saw such a fuss
over how to roll bandages.

- You'll organize them, Mother.
- Thank you, Stanley.

What are you and Isabel
going to do today?

Oh, Stanley has a business meeting,
and I've got some shopping to do.

As usual. Well, goodbye then, dear.
See you at 3.

It still worries me, Isabel.
I know she wouldn't approve of us...

...dealing with a man like Morgan,
especially on military contracts.

Your mother pays very little attention
to Hazard Iron these days.

She's gotten so busy
with her war-effort committee.

George and your mother don't run
the company now.

We do.

And it's up to us to decide
what's best for it.

I don't know that this is best.
Morgan has a bad reputation.

And he has to cut corners to sell
alloys at such prices.

Now, if we buy from him,
who's to say our cannon...

...won't be defective?
- Nonsense.

He quoted us a low price because
he wants to undercut his competition...

...and make some money
out of this war, just like we do.

It's simply good business, Stanley.

Mr. Morgan.

You drive a hard bargain, Mr. Hazard.

Well, those are our terms, Mr. Morgan.
You take them or leave them.

At that price, Britannia stand
to make a pretty profit...

...considering what you'll charge
the army for your cannon.

We're all in business to make money,
Mr. Morgan.

I'm sure you'll make enough,
even at the price we're offering.

You're a very perceptive woman,
Mrs. Hazard.

So let's drink to our contract.

What if someone should find out?

We'll take certain precautions.

I've designed a trademark
for a fictitious company.

We'll stamp it on all the cannon.

Well, you've certainly
thought of everything.

So no one will find out.

And even if they do, who's to say
that George isn't the one responsible?

There's nothing to worry about.

Barkeep, set up another round!

Hello, Elkanah.

I take it you're surprised to see me.

Who are you?

What are you doing here?

Why don't you tell her.

Tell her it's my place she's taking...

...as your mistress.

Oh, yes. I used to come here
quite often...

...until he tired of me.

I even have my own key
that he gave me.

Ashton, meet Burdetta Halloran,
a former business associate.

Burdetta, this is Ashton.

Oh, yes, I know all about
the famous Mrs. Huntoon...

...although somehow I rather doubt
that her husband does.

- But he will soon, I promise you.
- I don't think you'd be that stupid.

First of all...

...coming from a lady
of your character...

...I don't think he would believe you.

Second, you'd be just making
things unpleasant for everybody.

And why shouldn't I make things
unpleasant for you?

You used me.

- I could kill you for that.
- We used each other.

We had a business arrangement.
I never pretended it was anything.

- You let me believe...!
- That was your misfortune.

Yes, I see that now.

That's one reason I came here...

...just to prove to myself
what a mistake you really were.

Hardly worth going to prison for.

Now that you've realized that...

...I think you should be leaving.

- First...
- Get your hands off me!

I would like my house key back.

I just want you to know
what I can do to you...

...in case you decide to be indiscreet
about this evening.

My best wishes, Mrs. Huntoon.

I do hope you both...

...get what you deserve.

Same to you, Mrs. Halloran.

I thought you had better taste
than that.

Taste, my dear...

...can be acquired.

Thank you for coming, General Main.

I'm Burdetta Halloran.
I've been expecting you.

Ma'am.

I'm sorry to bring you out
on such short notice...

...but I'm leaving in the morning.

You said you have important information
that could help our war effort.

Yes.

- I believe you know Elkanah Bent.
- All too well.

He and I used to be
very special friends...

...but I've been replaced by someone
I believe you also know:

Mrs. Huntoon.

Ashton, my sister?

I'd be concerned too,
if she were my sister.

And since I used to be partners
with Mr. Bent...

...I know rather intimately
just how ruthless he can be.

But I think there's a way
to stop Mr. Bent...

...from doing any further harm
to the Confederacy.

Are you interested?

I most certainly am.

I'll give the signal before
they have time to cast off.

I wish we could give them
what they really deserve, the traitors.

All we can do is impound the cargo
and arrest whoever's in charge.

At least Bent loses his goods, which'll
put him out of business for a while.

Too bad he isn't here.

He'd never risk it.

But we'll get him.

Hey. Careful with that.

You know what a case
of French brandy-wine costs?

I'll take it out of your pay!

Post a guard of six, Mercer,
then we'll ship out.

I arrest you in the name
of the Confederate States of America.

The hell you do.

Take cover!

All right, don't shoot! Don't shoot!

There goes a fortune for Bent,
up in smoke.

Damn Orry Main!

Your fine, upstanding brother
has put us right out of business.

Aren't you exaggerating?

It is not possible to exaggerate
the damage your brother has done to us!

When Main burned our cargo, it sent up
a signal fire to the Yankee blockaders.

They took both our ships.

Surely we can buy new ones.

With what, Ashton?

Our other capital is tied up
in far riskier ventures.

No, General Main has timed
his strike perfectly.

That man will live to regret it.

He will live to regret it
many times over.

What are you gonna do?

Killing your brother...

...would give me no pleasure.

Far too easy and much too quick.

I'm gonna do something
much worse to him.

I'm gonna kill his nigger whore.

What are you saying?

Orry's married to Madeline.

He's far too honorable...

...to keep another woman.

He doesn't keep her anymore.

He married her.

Meet Madeline's mother.

I don't believe it.

She's the image of Madeline...

...but she doesn't look like a Negro.

Thanks to her slave ancestors,
she most definitely was.

She was also
a very expensive prostitute.

That portrait used to hang
in the finest house in New Orleans.

Madeline's mother?

Well, that's just too perfect.

Madeline's the most precious thing
on earth to Orry.

And when she is disposed of,
it ought to kill him...

...slowly.

He'll find out, Elkanah.

If you hurt Madeline, he'll kill you.

Well, he is welcome to try.

He'd never rest
as long as you were alive.

But there's something we could do...

...something that would make his life
a living hell.

He'd never connect it
with you or me.

What are you talking about?

We have the perfect weapon right here:

Proof that the daughter
of a black whore...

...married into our family
by lying to us.

Why, the scandal would just ruin us all.

Orry would be thrown out
of the government...

...the family disgraced.

Madeline's such a good woman.

Well, I'm sure she'd see that right away
and feel bound to leave him.

And I can make sure
Orry never knows why.

Well, that is a pretty scheme, Ashton,
except for one small detail.

I want Orry Main to know
who ruined him and why.

That's the best part.

There's no reason
why Orry can't be told...

...eventually.