Matthew Broderick character Col. Robert Gould Shaw
Denzel Washington character Pvt. Trip
Cary Elwes character Maj. Cabot Forbes
Morgan Freeman character Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins
Jihmi Kennedy character Pvt. Jupiter Sharts
Andre Braugher character Cpl. Thomas Searles
John Finn character Sgt. Maj. Mulcahy
Donovan Leitch character Capt. Charles Fessenden Morse
JD Cullum character Henry Sturgis Russell
Bob Gunton character Gen. Charles Garrison Harker
Cliff DeYoung character Col. James M. Montgomery
Christian Baskous character Edward L. Pierce
RonReaco Lee character Mute Drummer Boy
Jay O. Sanders character Gen. George Crockett Strong
Alan North character Gov. John Albion Andrew
Richard Riehle character Quartermaster
Peter Michael Goetz character Francis George Shaw
Mark Margolis character 10th Connecticut Soldier
Jane Alexander character Sarah Blake Sturgis Shaw
Paul Desmond character 10th Connecticut Soldier
