Led by an incompetent Lieutenant, a troop of soldiers is on the Tomahawk Trail in Apache territory. When he lets the Indians steal their horses and gets slightly wounded in a skirmish, Sergeant McCoy takes over command. McCoy successfully gets them to the fort only to find all the soldiers have been murdered by the Apaches. He prepares the troops for an attack knowing if they survive the Lieutenant plans to have him court marshaled.
Chuck Connors
as Sgt. Wade McCoy
John Smith
as Pvt. Reynolds
Susan Cummings
as Ellen Carter
Lisa Montell
as Tula
George N. Neise
as Lt. Jonathan Davenport
Robert Knapp
as Pvt. Barrow
Eddie Little Sky
as Johnny Dogwood
Harry Dean Stanton
as Pvt. Miller
