The Brothers is a fictional tale, based on historical fact, set during the Civil War. Two brothers find themselves on opposite sides of the moral and political issues that are about to tear apart a country that, in 1860, has just begun to recognize its place in the world. Each must decide on his course of action, despite the fact that their decisions might also tear apart their family. Follow the brothers and the paths they choose, through the first two years of the Civil War, as their lives change and they experience events that they never envisaged.