After a three-day respite from political life, Davis receives word that he has been appointed provisional President of the Confederate States of America. The firing on Fort Sumter in 1861 sparks the Civil War and Davis not only has to build a country but also defend it in the face of invasion. The four years are filled with struggle and adversity, both for his country and his family. After his cabinet disbands in 1865, Davis and his compatriots journey southward, camping in tiny Irwinville, Georgia...where Davis is finally captured by Federal troops, ending The War Between the States.