[1] As described in a review in a film magazine,[2] Burton (Lytell) and Agatha Warren (Mansfield) were childhood sweethearts and grew up together.
At the start of the Civil War, Burton becomes a Lieutenant in the Union Army while all of Agatha’s family are on the confederate side.
After four years of fighting, a situation arose where General Lee’s confederate army was dependent upon the arrival of a supply train.
Furious at his perfidy, and considered as a spy, the Confederates led by Hill Buzzard take Burton out to be hanged.
Martha Mansfield was on the set when her period hoop dress caught fire, possibly from a discarded match.