The success of "The Rebel" in its first season inspired producer Andrew Fenady to look at the post-war adjustments faced by "Rebel" Johnny Yuma through the eyes of a counterpart: a former Yankee soldier turned doctor.
Matthew Dorn (James Drury) wandered through the wrecked Southern states, trying to use his medical skills as a means of penance for the carnage he committed as a Union officer during the Civil War.
