Tampa Florida, in 1898, America is in patriotic times. The streets fill with young American troops on their way to Cuba to liberate Cuba from Spain. Jessica Manning has fallen in love with Lieutenant Neil Dancer one of Roosevelt's Rough Riders. They are torn apart though by war and a misunderstanding. On the night Neil goes to Cuba, Jessica suffers a head injury. She is unaware of Neil when she awakes and Neil has not heard anything of Jess's injury...