Emily tries to connect with the pain of war by writing to a Union Army colonel and visiting a war hospital. Henry takes a new job teaching soldiers.

Emily tries to celebrate her father’s birthday with an old-fashioned family singalong, but it devolves into another battle in the Dickinsons’ own civil war.

The Dickinsons take a fun family outing to an asylum. Henry helps the soldiers with a uniform inspection.

After a clash with Sue, Emily wishes she could escape from this troubled time altogether. Austin struggles with a man’s responsibility in wartime.

On the day of a soldier’s memorial, Emily’s efforts to keep her family’s hope alive reach a breaking point and she descends into a personal inferno.

Emily takes steps to ensure that her family won’t repeat their past mistakes. The Amherst gang gathers for a fond farewell.