Hessian John, Indian wars surgeon

Follows the aging soldier-surgeon, plantation owner, and railroad doctor as he deals with tribes on the Western Plains in the late 19th century. During the '70s, he serves as an army contract surgeon in major battles against Indians while attempting to help those victims of broken treaty promises. Since he holds unique understandings of the "Indian Problem," he participates in efforts to reform army policy suborned to corrupt federal influences.