The Reunion

Martha Winthrop had served during the Civil War as a trained nurse. During a bitter struggle with the enemy, she rescues John Bowden from death and then nurses him back to life. He promises to claim her for his bride after the war. Martha lives in a small village near Washington, where she is loved by everybody for her kindness and charity. In this village are three old soldiers, the remaining members of a famous regiment. The time comes for the annual reunion of the G.A.R. and the three old men send Martha to the reunion to represent their regiment. While watching the parade she sees the man she has dreamed about for half a century. She is overcome and is assisted to a hotel by a young man, who awakens memories of long ago in Martha's mind. She learns that he is the son of her old sweetheart and through him meets the man of her dreams. He learns that she has never received a letter written to her at the close of the war, but her long wait is rewarded by having her hero claim her.