At the end of the Civil War, Belle Shirley vows to take revenge on the Yankee soldiers who burned down her family's mansion after they discovered Captain Sam Starr was hiding there. Breaking Starr out of prison, she joins his small guerrilla group for a series of raids on banks and railroads, earning her a reputation among locals as well as the love of Starr himself. The pair get married, but their relationship starts to break down when Sam lets in two psychotic rebels, leaving Belle to wonder if he really cares about the Southern cause.