Stephen Lang

Character: Lt. Gen. Thomas Stonewall Jackson

Jeff Daniels

Character: Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

Robert Duvall

Character: Gen. Robert E. Lee

Kevin Conway

Character: Sgt. Buster Kilrain

C. Thomas Howell

Character: Sgt. Thomas Chamberlain

Jeremy London

Character: Capt. Alexander 'Sandie' Pendleton

Matt Letscher

Character: Col. Adelbert Ames

Brian Mallon

Character: Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock

Bo Brinkman

Character: Maj. Walter Taylor

Bruce Boxleitner

Character: Lt. Gen. James Longstreet

William Sanderson

Character: Maj. Gen. A. P. Hill

Billy Campbell

Character: Maj. Gen. George Pickett

Ryan Cutrona

Character: Brig. Gen. Marsena Patrick

Mia Dillon

Character: Jane Beale

Justin Dray

Character: George Jenkins

Robert Easton

Character: John Janney

Frankie Faison

Character: Jim Lewis

Miles Fisher

Character: John Beale

John Castle

Character: Old Penn

Conn Horgan

Character: Pvt. Dooley

Barry McEvoy

Character: Marion Sibert

Robert Byrd

Character: Confederate General

Karen Goberman

Character: Lucy Beale

Joseph Fuqua

Character: Col. J. E. B. Stuart

Patrick Gorman

Character: Gen. John Bell Hood

Lydia Jordan

Character: Jane Corbin

Ed Markey

Character: Irish Brigade Officer

Ted Turner

Character: Col. Tazewell Patton

Thomas B. Mason

Character: Old Man in Fredericksburg (as Tom Boyd Mason)

Gary Gustin

Character: Confederate Soldier

William Morgan Sheppard

Character: Gen. Isaac Trimble

Buck Taylor

Character: Gen. Maxcy Gregg

Herb Mitchell

Character: Union Officer (uncredited)

Andrew Prine

Character: Brig. Gen. Richard B. Garnett (uncredited)

Michael Sorvino

Character: Federal Soldier

Mira Sorvino

Character: Fanny Chamberlain