When Texas-born Josh Buckalew met Teresa, a young and beautiful Mexican woman, it was love at first sight. But with the Alamo recently sieged and destroyed, Josh knew this rosebud love would be unobtainable on account of the war thorns harrowing the country. In the events that follow, Josh has to make a choice: will he listen to his brother and become a war hero? Or will he follow his heart and take Teresa far away from all the bloodshed?