Silas Wilkshire and his family carry on their ancestral linen weaving tradition at their bucolic log cabin. The Civil War threatens the family business, and son James enlists in the Union Army. Margaretta's overwhelming fear for her son's safety comes to fruition with word of James's death. At her deathbed, Silas promises Margaretta that he will seek the truth about James. Silas discovers a journal of unknown authorship with mysterious entries...