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)

George Sowards
Wagon Driver (uncredited)

Mike Steen
Unknown (uncredited)

William Wellman Jr.
Bugler (uncredited)