During the American Revolution, a young soldier carrying a crucial message to General Washington is spotted and pursued by a group of enemy soldiers. He takes refuge with a civilian family, but is soon detected. The family and their neighbors must then make plans to see that the important message gets through after all.
| Directing | D.W. Griffith | Director |
| Writing | D.W. Griffith | Writer |
| Writing | Frank E. Woods | Writer |
| Camera | Billy Bitzer | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Arthur Marvin | Director of Photography |