Narrator / Himself / Gen. Robert E. Lee - Confederate
Martin Sheen
Himself - Director / Screenwriter (as Ronald F. Maxwell)
Ron Maxwell
Himself - Executive Producer
Moctesuma Esparza
Himself - Executive Producer
Robert Katz
Himself / Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Jeff Daniels
Himself - 'Maj. Gen. George Pickett, Confederate'
Stephen Lang
Himself / Brig. Gen. John Buford, Federa
Sam Elliott
Himself - Filmmaker
Ken Burns
Himself - Historian / Novelist
Shelby Foote
Himself - 'Lieut. Gen. James Longstreet, Confederate'
Tom Berenger
Himself - Special Effects Coordinator
Matt Vogel
Himself - Production Designer
Cary White
Himself - Reenactor Corps Commander
Michael Kraus
Himself - Costume Designer (as Mike Boyd)
Michael T. Boyd
Himself - Property Master
Kelly Farrah
Himself - Assistant Property Master (as Dr. Ray Giron)
Ray Giron
Himself - Makeup Supervisor (as Allan Apone)
Allan A. Apone
Himself - 'Lieut. Thomas Chamberlain, Federal'
C. Thomas Howell
Himself - Military Choreographer
Dale Fetzer
Himself - 'Brig. Gen. Richard Garnett, Confederate'
Andrew Prine
Himself - Historical Advisor
Brian Pohanka