"Raid" spins a captivating tale of Granny and the boys embarking on a pilgrimage to Hawkhurst, an Alabama plantation under the care of Bayard's aunt and her kin, the Hawks. Their adventurous spirit doesn't stop there, as Granny presses onward to petition Colonel Dick regarding the looted stock and the elusive family silver. The trio eventually finds their way back home. Along the way, two grand, sweeping scenes unfold: one where the remnants of plantation homes, with their white masters relegated to the slave quarters, paint a grim picture of change; and another where waves of slaves, akin to Loosh, march toward liberation and the beckoning northern soldiers with a fervor that borders on the divine.

Amidst this chaos, Granny, nearly swept away by a treacherous river while surrounded by freedmen on the path, manages to meet Colonel Dick. He extends an offer of recompense, but when Granny's vivid stories of vanished slaves, stock, and silver are transcribed, they take on a life of their own: her modest pair of mules multiply into a herd of 110, two slaves transform into over a hundred, and a solitary chest of silver balloons into ten. What begins as an innocent muddle morphs into a clever ruse, with Ringo at the helm. This comedic mix-up spirals into a daring heist where Union horses and mules are appropriated through cunningly forged orders, casting Granny and the boys as deliberate rogues on a mission of mischief.