John Wayne

Character: Col John Marlowe

William Holden

Character: Major 'Hank' Kendall

Constance Towers

Character: Miss Hannah Hunter

Judson Pratt

Character: Sgt Major Kirby

Hoot Gibson

Character: Sgt. Brown

Ken Curtis

Character: Cpl. Wilkie

Willis Bouchey

Character: Col. Phil Secord

Bing Russell

Character: Dunker, Yankee Soldier Amputee

O.Z. Whitehead

Character: Otis 'Hoppy' Hopkins

Hank Worden

Character: Deacon Clump

Chuck Hayward

Character: Union Captain

Denver Pyle

Character: Jackie Jo

Strother Martin

Character: Virgil

Basil Ruysdael

Character: The Reverend (Jefferson Military Academy)

Carleton Young

Character: Col. Jonathan Miles, CSA

William Leslie

Character: Gray

William Henry

Character: Captain

Walter Reed

Character: Union Officer

Anna Lee

Character: Mrs. Buford

William Forrest

Character: Gen. Steve Hurlburt

Ron Hagerthy

Character: Bugler

Russell Simpson

Character: Henry Goodbody

Althea Gibson

Character: Lukey

Gertrude Astor

Character: Townswoman (uncredited)

Bill Borzage

Character: Townsman (uncredited)

Danny Borzage

Character: Old Soldier in Line (uncredited)

John Ford

Character: Ned (uncredited)

Jack Pennick

Character: Mitch (uncredited)

Jan Stine

Character: Hoskins - Dying Soldier (uncredited)

Sam Harris

Character: Major (uncredited)

David Ahdar

Character: Soldier (uncredited)

Sarge Allen

Character: Union Officer (uncredited)

Gordon Carveth

Character: Townsman (uncredited)

Jack R. Clinton

Character: Trooper (uncredited)

Otis Courville

Character: Soldier (uncredited)

Jane Crowley

Character: Townswoman (uncredited)

Richard H. Cutting

Character: Gen. William T. Sherman (uncredited)

Duke Fishman

Character: Prisoner at Newton (uncredited)

Donald Foster

Character: Dr. Marvin (uncredited)

John George

Character: Townsman (uncredited)

Helen Gereghty

Character: Townswoman (uncredited)

Helen Gibson

Character: Townswoman (uncredited)

Fred Graham

Character: Union Soldier (uncredited)

Stuart Holmes

Character: Passenger to Newton Station (uncredited)

Michael Jeffers

Character: Prisoner at Newton (uncredited)

Stan Jones

Character: Gen. Ulysses S. Grant (uncredited)

Fred Kennedy

Character: Soldier (uncredited)

Roy Kennedy

Character: Wrangler (uncredited)

Philip Kieffer

Character: Officer (uncredited)

Robert Lewis

Character: Townsman (uncredited)

Cliff Lyons

Character: Union Sergeant (uncredited)

Wilbur Mack

Character: Townsman (uncredited)

Jack Pennick

Character: Sgt. Maj. 'Mitch' Mitchell (uncredited)

Charles Seel

Character: Newton Station Bartender (uncredited)

George Sowards

Character: Wagon Driver (uncredited)

Mike Steen

Character: Unknown (uncredited)

William Wellman Jr.

Character: Bugler (uncredited)