At the end of the American Civil war Jim Slade, a young confederate soldier returns to his ranch in Tucson. Before reaching his destination he feels a strange presentiment. On arrival he finds his parents murdered by bandits and the ranch practically destroyed. Overcome by grief, Jim plans revenge. Through an eyewitness he finds out, that the attackers were in four, three of whom, namely the Butcher brothers, were born in the town. Jim finds and kills three of the murderers and at the same time finds out the name of the fourth, a certain Corbett. For a long time he combs the regions of the South in search of Corbett.