Starring the popular characters from the "Our Gang" series, this comedy is set during the Civil War as Spanky's (George McFarland) guardian, Marshall Valiant (Phillips Holmes), leaves his plantation home to go fight for the South. Not wanting to be left behind, Spanky gets together a group of his friends, including Alfalfa (Carl Switzer) and Buckwheat (Billie Thomas), and sets off to help the Confederate cause.