Three West Point 1861 generation cadets and friends go on opposite sides after the breakout of The Civil War, with tragic consequences. A subplot involves Lucius, a Shelby Peyton's slave, who kills a slave trader and goes on the run.
Christien AnholtTerry O'Neil
Andre BraugherLucius
Dan FuttermanShelby Peyton
Josh LucasGeorge Armstrong Custer
Clive OwenDevin O'Neil
Sophie WardShannon O'NeilSue-Ann LeedsRose O'Neal Greenhow
Laura LinneyLily MagrawNiall O'BrienJames O'Neil
Paul GuilfoyleGeneral Beauregard
Dana IveyMrs. Julia Peyton
Frederick Rolf
Timothy Scott
Beverly ToddHannahEd Wiley