马修·布罗德里克

Matthew Broderick

饰：Col. Robert Gould Shaw

丹泽尔·华盛顿

Denzel Hayes Washington Jr.

饰：Pvt. Trip

加利·艾尔维斯

Cary Elwes

饰：Maj. Cabot Forbes

摩根·弗里曼

Morgan Freeman

饰：Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins

杰伊·桑德斯

Jay O. Sanders

饰：Gen. George Crockett Strong

简·亚历山大

Jane Alexander

饰：Sarah Blake Sturgis Shaw (uncredited)

比尔·努恩

Bill Nunn

饰：(uncredited)

吉姆·肯尼迪

Jihmi Kennedy

饰：Pvt. Jupiter Sharts

安德鲁·布劳尔

Andre Braugher

饰：Cpl. Thomas Searles

约翰·费恩

John Finn

饰：Sgt. Maj. Mulcahy

JD·库鲁姆

JD Cullum

饰：Henry Sturgis Russell (as John David Cullum)

艾伦·诺斯

Alan North

饰：Gov. John Albion Andrew

鲍勃·冈顿

Bob Gunton

饰：Gen. Harker

克利夫·德杨

Cliff De Young

饰：Col. James M. Montgomery (as Cliff DeYoung)

理查德·雷西尔

Richard Riehle

饰：Kendric, quatermaster

Daniel Jenkins

Daniel Jenkins

饰：'A' Co. officer

Michael Smith Guess

饰：'A' Co. soldier

阿卜杜勒·萨拉姆·埃尔·拉扎克

Abdul Salaam El Razzac

饰：'A' Co. soldier

伊桑·菲利普斯

Ethan Phillips

饰：Hospital steward

阿非莫·奥米拉

Afemo Omilami

饰：Tall contraband

鲍勃·米诺

Bob Minor

饰：Contraband soldier in Darien

马克·马戈利斯

Mark Margolis

饰：10th Connecticut soldier

Jay Lance

饰：Union Soldier (uncredited)

雷蒙·雅克

Raymond St. Jacques

饰：Frederick Douglass (uncredited)

Christian Baskous

饰：Edward L. Pierce

RonReaco Lee

RonReaco Lee

饰：Mute drummer boy

彼得·迈克尔·戈茨

Peter Michael Goetz

饰：Francis George Shaw

Pete Munro

饰：Surgeon

Benji Wilhoite

Benji Wilhoite

饰：Young soldier at Antietam

Mark A. Levy

饰：Bigoted soldier

Randell Haynes

Randell Haynes

饰：Haggis, paymaster

Keith Noble

饰：Short contraband

Dan Biggers

Dan Biggers

饰：Minister

Marc Gowan

Marc Gowan

饰：Dr. William B. Rogers

Raymond Godshall Jr.

饰：Dr. Charles G. Thorpe

Joan Riordan

饰：White woman

Saundra Franks

饰：Black woman

Mark A. Jones

饰：54th Massachusetts soldier

Peter Grandfield

饰：10th Connecticut soldier

Paul Desmond

饰：10th Connecticut soldier

Tom Barrington

饰：10th Connecticut soldier

Michael Fowler

饰：10th Connecticut soldier

Richard Wright

饰：10th Connecticut soldier

The Boys Choir of Harlem

饰：Boys choir

Carla Brothers

饰：Charlotte Forten (uncredited)

Rachel Lea Grundfast

饰：Ellen Shaw (uncredited)

凯文·贾尔

Kevin Jarre

饰：10th Connecticut soldier (uncredited)

William Mathis

饰：Union soldier (uncredited)

拉里·彼得森

Larry Peterson

饰：Union Officer (uncredited)

Roger Ragland

Roger Ragland

饰：Cavalry officer (uncredited)

凯文·R·赫舍贝格

Kevin Hershberger

Michael Wayne Thomas

约翰·戴维·卡勒姆

饰：Henry Sturgis Russell

Michael Guess

饰：'A' Company Soldier,(as Michael Smith Guess)