Jonah's plans to desert are ruined when he crosses paths with a patriotic and headstrong beauty in the Georgia backcountry. Ruth Ann Talley works at the Sweetwater mill that's now a factory. Her pa and brother are dead, food is scarce, and the enemy is closing in on Atlanta. She'll probably never live to have a family of her own, but she won't give up on the Cause. Lieutenant Jonah Baker is tempted to abscond from his new assignment...