Seven volunteers from West Texas sign up with the Confederate Army in time to fight in the bloody battle of Shilo. Led by Buck Burnett (James Caan), the men call themselves the Concho County Comanches. After the battle, Buck ends up in a field hospital with his arm amputated. He discovers the only survivor of the group from Texas is Miller (Michael Sarrazin). He goes to the aid of his friend only to find him dying an ignoble death as a disgraced deserter in a barn like an animal. Paul Peterson and Harrison Ford join Don Stroud and Brenda Scott in this uneven war film plagued by too much dialogue and not enough action. David Gates provides the musical score.