Jeremiah Maynard, a Confederate veteran haunted by the carnage of the war and his own survival, continues to drift aimlessly westward but no matter how far he gets he can't outdistance his memories. He is searching for purpose and a new start. He stops off in the frontier town of Shamrock, and finds himself elected Sheriff charged with maintaining the peace in a land that respects only the law out of the barrel of a gun. He faces many challenges, but to his surprise settles in and finds love and the peace he is looking for.