Ben "The Little Colonel" Cameron (Henry B. Walthall)’s Timeline and Summary
- Ben falls in love with Elsie.
- He becomes a war hero.
- After getting captured, Ben is brought to a military hospital where Elsie works.
- He returns to the South.
- After his sister's death, Ben forms the Ku Klux Klan. He leads the group against Silas Lynch.
- He rescues Elsie from Lynch's clutches.
- Ben and Elsie get married.