John Wayne

Col John Marlowe

William Holden

Major 'Hank' Kendall

Constance Towers

Miss Hannah Hunter

Judson Pratt

Sgt Major Kirby

Hoot Gibson

Sgt. Brown

Ken Curtis

Cpl. Wilkie

Willis Bouchey

Col. Phil Secord

Bing Russell

Dunker, Yankee Soldier Amputee

O.Z. Whitehead

Otis 'Hoppy' Hopkins

Hank Worden

Deacon Clump

Chuck Hayward

Union Captain

Denver Pyle

Jackie Jo

Strother Martin

Virgil

Basil Ruysdael

The Reverend (Jefferson Military Academy)

Carleton Young

Col. Jonathan Miles, CSA

William Leslie

Gray

William Henry

Captain

Walter Reed

Union Officer

Anna Lee

Mrs. Buford

William Forrest

Gen. Steve Hurlburt

Ron Hagerthy

Bugler

Russell Simpson

Henry Goodbody

Gertrude Astor

Townswoman (uncredited)

Bill Borzage

Townsman (uncredited)

John Ford

Ned (uncredited)

Jack Pennick

Mitch (uncredited)

Richard H. Cutting

Gen. William T. Sherman (uncredited)

John George

Townsman (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)

Cliff Lyons

Union Sergeant (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

Townsman (uncredited)

Jack Pennick

Sgt. Maj. 'Mitch' Mitchell (uncredited)

Charles Seel

Newton Station Bartender (uncredited)

George Sowards

Wagon Driver (uncredited)

Mike Steen

Unknown (uncredited)

William Wellman Jr.

Bugler (uncredited)