North and South - Season 2 - Eps 2: July 1861 - Summer 1862
The ebb and flow of war has begun with victories and defeats on both sides. Brett and Semiramis make it safely back to Mont Royal, after a dangerous encounter with Northern troops. When Orry hears that Justin has abducted Madeline from Mont Royal, he rescues her and they are soon married. Virgilia meets Dorothy Dix who accepts her as a nurse on the basis of Congressman Sam Greene's recommendation. Orry needs to stop the blockade runners and is almost captured by a Northern patrol. By the purest luck, he meets George on the trail. Bent has ambitions of megalomaniacal proportions and has every intention of gaining power in the South, fully expecting his new lover, Ashton, to be at his side. His scorned former paramour puts him out of business for a while. Charles is wounded and makes his way to Augusta Barclay's farm where he recuperates. At Lehigh Station, Stanley Hazard, egged on by his ever ambitious wife and against his better judgment, gets involved in shady deals.
About North and South

Title: North and South
First Air Date: 1985-11-03
Last Air Date: 1994-03-02
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.4/10 (from 154 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 4
Total Episodes: 15
Network: ABC
Genres: Drama, War & Politics
Production Companies: David L. Wolper Productions, Warner Bros. Television, ABC Television
Synopsis
The story of the enduring friendship between Orry Main of South Carolina and George Hazard of Pennsylvania, who become best friends while attending the United States Military Academy at West Point but later find themselves and their families on opposite sides of the American Civil War.
Cast

James Read
George Hazard

Lesley-Anne Down
Madeline Fabray LaMotte

Patrick Swayze
Orry Main

Philip Casnoff
Elkanah Bent

Terri Garber
Ashton Main Fenway

Jonathan Frakes
Stanley Hazard

Kyle Chandler
Charles Main

Cathy Lee Crosby
Judith Main

Mariette Hartley
Prudence

Rya Kihlstedt
Willa