This is a heart-warming story of a young boy, Edmund, who tries to grow up too soon by signing up to fight for the Confederacy during the Civil War. His bother, Johnny Ray, was killed by a Yankee, and now Edmund believes he must avenge his brother's death. Soon after joining the army, he finds himself in battle and realizes that it is much more involved than out hunting in the woods and fields with his dogs. Come along and follow this home-loving story of Edmund, and find out if he survives this savage war between the North and the South.