Julius Rubicon Hawk, a ruthless Union colonel, fights with the "hard hand of war." An ex-minister, he sees himself as the arm of the Lord come to punish the wicked. Johnny Collins is a seventeen-year-old boy growing up in war-torn Alabama. He dreams of being a preacher like his Pa, but his greatest aptitude is shooting. Johnny opposes slavery and supports the Union, but he refuses to join the fight for religious reasons. He must...