The Informer (1912)

The young lover leaving home at the opening of the war to join the Confederate Army tells his brother to take care of his fatherless sweetheart during the perilous times which are to follow But the brother weakens and fails to be true to his trust He permits her to believe that her lover is dead Caught in the neighborhood however between the lines of the enemy the brother appears before them at the crucial moment In retaliation the false brother turns informer Both forces are aroused to arms and during the attack upon the girl defending her wounded lover and family alone in the negros cabin retribution comes in the form of a stray bullet