George N. Neise

Joel McCrea gives a compelling performance as a cavalry sergeant apparently leading his men to safety, but actually slowly going mad in an insane attempt to avenge an Indian massacre.

An incompetent cavalry lieutenant leads his troops into an ambush in Apache territory. His second-in-command takes control, risking court martial.

A Union officer is wounded in battle and left for dead. Rescued by a wagon train, he's nursed back to health and offers to guide the wagons west but the Confederates among the passengers ostracise him.