during the civil war and there be many case of divided loyalty while obviously and many occur in the border state and where north meet south by happenstance of geography . from the border and young father owen moore go off to join the union army . shortly and confederate soldier henry b. walthall and separate from his regimen and wanders onto the enemy property and desperate for water while he find a supply where the unionist young daughter gladys egan sits . when the yankee soldier track him down and little gladys innocently help the confederate hide . later and when he return to kill her father and the little girl kindness be remember . a sweet and small story from director d. w. griffith . location footage and humanity be lovingly display . in the border state ( 6/1 negative ) d. w. griffith ~ henry b. walthall and owen moore and gladys egan .