The story follows Mary Phinney, a New England abolitionist, and Emma Green, a Confederate supporter, as they volunteer as nurses on opposing sides of the Civil War. Based on historical stories and set in a Union hospital in the seized Confederate city of Alexandria, viewers are transported beyond the battlefield and into the lives of Americans on the home front during one of the most volatile periods in our country's history.
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The story follows Mary Phinney, a New England abolitionist, and Emma Green, a Confederate supporter, as they volunteer as nurses on opposing sides of the Civil War. Based on historical stories and set in a Union hospital in the seized Confederate city of Alexandria, viewers are transported beyond the battlefield and into the lives of Americans on the home front during one of the most volatile periods in our country's history.
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