Lockwood, the old, one-armed flagman at Lone Point, tells Helen and a young soldier of his experiences during the Civil War, and how he lost his arm. The Civil War flashback sequences consist of archive footage from Kalem's Railroad Raiders of '62 (1911), rather than newly filmed footage.
as Helen
as Harcourt - a young soldier
as Lockwood - the old one-armed Flagman
as Confederate Officer (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Captain Andrews (archive footage) (uncredited)
as Railroad Engineer (archive footage) (uncredited)