In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their farm. As Inman makes his perilous journey home, Ada struggles to keep their home intact with the assistance of Ruby, a mysterious drifter sent to help her by a kindly neighbor.
as Inman
as Ada Monroe
as Ruby Thewes
as Maddy
as Stobrod Thewes
as Reverend Veasey
as Sara
as Junior
as Reverend Monroe
as Teague
as Sally Swanger
as Esco Swanger
as Bosie
as Georgia
as Pangle
as Ferry Girl
as Lila
as Oakley
as Shyla
as Blind Man
as Doctor
as Mrs. Morgan
as Mrs. Castlereagh
as Rourke
as Butcher
as Orderly
as Swimmer
as Confederate Officer
as Acton Swanger
as Ellis Swanger
as Bardolph
as Nym
as Pistol
as Rebecca
as Brown
as Sheffield
as Joshua
as Veasey Town Guard
as Guard
as Dolly
as Mae
as Mo
as Jo
as Grayling
as Barber
as Grace Inman
as Young Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
as Runaway Slave (uncredited)