On the eve of the outbreak of the American Civil War, John and his family lived on a peaceful southern farm, but John, who liked painting, could not help yearning for the outside world and wanted to go out for a career. With the consent of his parents, he defected to his uncle, who opened a newspaper in the north. A year later, the civil war was about to break out, and the conflict between the north and the south was becoming more and more fierce. Both sides were recruiting. John's two brothers had joined the Confederate Army. John chose the North at this time, but he did not want to fight for the North. All he had to do was to record history on the drawing board and make the people in the north and south realize the harm that the civil war brought to the country and the people. This is his battlefield without gunpowder smoke. This film has a strong cast, can definitely be called a "classic" film!