In an opening scene filled with so much fog that Milton Berle could pass for Swayze, Orry is ruthlessly stabbed to death by his old West Point nemesis, Bent. His widow, Madeline, played by Lesley-Anne Down, struggles to save her version of Tara, Mont Royal.

Does Orry Main marry?

Orry (a military advisor to Jefferson Davis) finally marries his star-crossed love Madeline, but he is later killed at the Battle of Petersburg by a wounded soldier he tries to help.

How is Charles Main related to Orry?

*Cooper Main - Prodigal Son - In John Jakes' literary saga, South Carolina planter Tillet Main and his wife Clarissa had one nephew – Charles, and four children – Orry, Ashton, Brett and the oldest offspring, Cooper (Robert Wagner).