After Appomattox, Ryan Campbell seeks the love of his life, Sandra Kay Osteen. She and her mother away from home. Through a note left for him, he learns they left to retrieve the family sons after the Civil War. One is dead, the other wounded. He leaves the Osteen farm in despair.

Months later, Ryan receives a letter from Sandra Kay's mother, Savannah, saying she is safe, but organized bandits on the Georgia coast hold her daughter prisoner. With no other option, she asks for his help.

With his brother and a childhood friend, Ryan enters an adventure that makes war seem a child's game. Their task: Rescue!