Shirley Temple
Virginia 'Virgie' Cary
John Boles
Capt. Herbert Cary
Jack Holt
Col. Morrison
Karen Morley
Mrs. Cary
Bill Robinson
Uncle Billy
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams
Sgt. Dudley
Willie Best
James Henry
Frank McGlynn Sr.
President Abraham Lincoln
Bessie Lyle
Mammy
Hannah Washington
Sally Ann
Bud Geary
Yankee Sergeant (uncredited)
Matthew Beard
Black Boy (uncredited)