A young boy stays with his mother and their slaves at a farm in the Deep South, while his father and brother fight as Confederate soldiers. When Union soliders show up for a meal, the boy confronts the humanity of the enemy.

A Confederate officer begrudgingly fights in the American Civil War until his disastrous last battle helps seal the fate of the war for good. After the war, he constantly repents for his critical mistakes until, decades later, he comes to a shocking revelation about the fateful battle.

On the battlefields of the Civil War, a confederate soldier writes to his wife as he grows more familiar with the tragedy of war. Back home, his wife struggles to stay afloat without her husband.

A Southern black woman living in South Carolina confronts herself and the legacy of the Confederacy.

A Confederate family experiences financial struggles during the war. Just before the father leaves to join the fight, a group of Union soliders invade their home.

A Black, southern house servant with internalized racism, joins her mistress on a visit to another region, where she observes Black people acting with something she abhors: autonomy.

A man in a jail tells his fellow prisoners the story of a General from the Civil War who was paranoid that two brothers whom he wronged were out to kill him.

During the Civil War, a woman is approached by confederate soldiers who threaten to burn her house down until she reveals letters from her deceased husband.

A Quaker family living in the North during the Civil War is morally opposed to violence and must reckon with their son's temptations to join the battle.

A boy listens to his old friend tell a gruesome tale of his experience in the Civil War before the man’s health takes a turn for the worse.