When Union soldiers killed his family, Simon Caine strapped on a gun. Now the government wants to string him up, a hired killer wants to bring his down, and Caine just wants to forget. But greater danger lies ahead - a renegade Confederate and his band of brutal outlaws are after him to join their ranks. He discovers that the young boy they have kidnapped is the son of his estranged brother, Brice, so Caine sets out to find his nephew and get him back. The hired killer is in hot pursuit of Caine, while Brice also searches for him hoping that Caine will help him find his son. With everyone looking for him, Caine finds himself on a trail where gun trouble explodes with ever step he takes.