In the waning days of the Civil War, Captain John Waverly and his special unit are ambushed by Confederate forces. They are taken to a makeshift prisoner of war camp, where they are tortured and brutalized by a sadistic lieutenant named Traxler. Left for dead, Waverly and his men are rescued by chance and taken to a Union hospital. Following months of medical treatment and rehabilitation, they must face new challenges in the civilian world. They agree...