Two Johns, a Confederate and an Union soldier, leave their families to go to the front. After a skirmish they end up separated from their respective sides, the Union soldier shoots the Confederate, but he has to escape and look for refuge in the house of his enemy.

Credits

D.W. GriffithDirector

Kate BruceConfederate mother

Edward DillonJohn, Confederate son

Clara T. BracyUnion mother

Edwin AugustJohn, Union son