Two West Point cadets are caught up in the historical events of the most significant era in United States history when the nation was torn apart by a Civil War. Lucius Rumble and Elijah Cord encounter war, political intrigue, personal tragedies and more while encountering historical figures such as Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, William Tecumseh Sherman, Abraham Lincoln, Kit Carson and more. The story begins at West Point in 1840 where Rumble and Cord clash over tavern owner Benny Haven