The Stoneman brothers (Phil and Tod) depart to join their regiment and fight for the Union.The Southern town of Piedmont is jubilant after early victories at Bull Run, holding a military ball in the Cameron Hall living room: "After the first battle of Bull Run, Piedmont""s farewell ball on the eve of the departure of its quota of troops for the front.The black and white film plays on the audience""s emotions, by involving and drawing them into complicity with the tragic resolution." She is dragged, after some struggle and resistance, by her brother (Arthur Meyer) to "the first known court of justice in the world.Both of them drink from their Coke bottles in the next shot - emphasizing their growing intimacy and affinity for each other.After crash-landing and although daring and unsafe, Kirk decided to hike to the nearest Starfleet station fourteen kilometers away to the northwest.