The story of the enduring friendship between Orry Main of South Carolina and George Hazard of Pennsylvania, who become best friends while attending the United States Military Academy at West Point but later find themselves and their families on opposite sides of the American Civil War.
Summer 1842 - Summer 1844
Autumn 1844 - Spring 1848
Spring 1848 - Summer 1854
Summer 1854 - Autumn 1856
Spring 1857 - November 1860
November 6, 1860 - April 12, 1861