At the outbreak of the War Between the States, Maryland Calvert is loved by Maj. Alan Kendrick, son of a Virginia general, and Capt. Fulton Thorpe. Nancy, whom Thorpe has loved unwisely, follows him to Washington and commits suicide when she learns he will not marry her; as a result, Alan is forced to request his resignation. When Fort Sumter is fired upon, Alan, who admires Lincoln's principles, joins the Union Army though his father is among the Secessionist leaders; as a result, he is estranged from Maryland. Thorpe, who has joined the Confederacy as a spy, is responsible for Alan's arrest, but Maryland victoriously comes to his aid by ringing the alarm bell.
Directed by Lloyd Bacon
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Dolores Costello
Maryland Calvert
Jason Robards Sr.
Maj. Alan Kendrick
Warner Richmond
Capt. Fulton Thorpe
Helene Costello
Nancy
Carroll Nye
Lloyd Calvert
Charles Edward Bull
Abraham Lincoln
Erville Alderson
Maj. Gen. Kendrick
Paul Kruger
Tom Boone
Walter Rodgers
Gen. U.S. Grant
Jim Welch
Gen. Robert E. Lee
Orpha Alba
Mammy
Myrna Loy
Mulatta
Harry Northrup
Gen. Joe Hooker
Nick Cogley
Eli Stanton
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