The Heart of Maryland (1927)

At the outbreak of the War Between the States Maryland Calvert is loved by Maj Alan Kendrick son of a Virginia general and Capt Fulton Thorpe Nancy whom Thorpe has loved unwisely follows him to Washington and commits suicide when she learns he will not marry her as a result Alan is forced to request his resignation When Fort Sumter is fired upon Alan who admires Lincolns principles joins the Union Army though his father is among the Secessionist leaders as a result he is estranged from Maryland Thorpe who has joined the Confederacy as a spy is responsible for Alans arrest but Maryland victoriously comes to his aid by ringing the alarm bell