John Wayne
Col John Marlowe
William Holden
Major 'Hank' Kendall
Constance Towers
Miss Hannah Hunter
Judson Pratt
Sgt Major Kirby
Willis Bouchey
Col. Phil Secord
Bing Russell
Dunker, Yankee Soldier Amputee
O.Z. Whitehead
Otis 'Hoppy' Hopkins
Chuck Hayward
Union Captain
Basil Ruysdael
The Reverend (Jefferson Military Academy)
Carleton Young
Col. Jonathan Miles, CSA
William Forrest
Gen. Steve Hurlburt
Russell Simpson
Henry Goodbody
Gertrude Astor
Townswoman (uncredited)
Bill Borzage
Townsman (uncredited)
Danny Borzage
Old Soldier in Line (uncredited)
John Ford
Ned (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
Mitch (uncredited)
Jan Stine
Hoskins - Dying Soldier (uncredited)
Sam Harris
Major (uncredited)
David Ahdar
Soldier (uncredited)
Sarge Allen
Union Officer (uncredited)
Gordon Carveth
Townsman (uncredited)
Jack R. Clinton
Trooper (uncredited)
Otis Courville
Soldier (uncredited)
Jane Crowley
Townswoman (uncredited)
Richard H. Cutting
Gen. William T. Sherman (uncredited)
Duke Fishman
Prisoner at Newton (uncredited)
Donald Foster
Dr. Marvin (uncredited)
John George
Townsman (uncredited)
Helen Gereghty
Townswoman (uncredited)
Helen Gibson
Townswoman (uncredited)
Fred Graham
Union Soldier (uncredited)
Stuart Holmes
Passenger to Newton Station (uncredited)
Michael Jeffers
Prisoner at Newton (uncredited)
Stan Jones
Gen. Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)
Fred Kennedy
Soldier (uncredited)
Roy Kennedy
Wrangler (uncredited)
Philip Kieffer
Officer (uncredited)
Robert Lewis
Townsman (uncredited)
Cliff Lyons
Union Sergeant (uncredited)
Wilbur Mack
Townsman (uncredited)
Jack Pennick
Sgt. Maj. 'Mitch' Mitchell (uncredited)
Robert Perry
Drummer Boy (uncredited)
Charles Seel
Newton Station Bartender (uncredited)
George Sowards
Wagon Driver (uncredited)
Mike Steen
Unknown (uncredited)
William Wellman Jr.
Bugler (uncredited)