The United States of America. The 1860s. Against the backdrop of the Civil War, Jayks continues the story of two families: the Hazards and the Maynes. From the first shots fired at Fort Sumter, the families end up on opposite sides. Someone must experience all the horrors of war at the front—during the bloodiest battles. Someone will give their life for their beliefs… But everyone will be drawn into the triumph and tragedy of a conflict that destroyed American naivety and forged a new nation…