Their innocence. Their heritage. Their lives.
7.479
122 min
Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of both his own Union army and the Confederates.
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Matthew Broderick | Col. Robert Gould Shaw | Unowned |
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Denzel Washington | Pvt. Trip | Calvin and Nobbs |
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Cary Elwes | Maj. Cabot Forbes | Unowned |
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Morgan Freeman | Sgt. Maj. John Rawlins | Calvin and Nobbs |
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Jihmi Kennedy | Pvt. Jupiter Sharts | Unowned |
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Andre Braugher | Cpl. Thomas Searles | Hangin with Mr. Cooper |
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John Finn | Sgt. Maj. Mulcahy | Unowned |
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Donovan Leitch | Capt. Charles Fessenden Morse | Unowned |
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JD Cullum | Henry Sturgis Russell | Unowned |
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Bob Gunton | Gen. Charles Garrison Harker | Unowned |
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Cliff DeYoung | Col. James M. Montgomery | Unowned |
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Christian Baskous | Edward L. Pierce | Unowned |
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RonReaco Lee | Mute Drummer Boy | Unowned |
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Jay O. Sanders | Gen. George Crockett Strong | Unowned |
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Alan North | Gov. John Albion Andrew | Unowned |
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Richard Riehle | Quartermaster | Unowned |
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Peter Michael Goetz | Francis George Shaw | Unowned |
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Mark Margolis | 10th Connecticut Soldier | Unowned |
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Jane Alexander | Sarah Blake Sturgis Shaw | Unowned |
| Paul Desmond | 10th Connecticut Soldier | Unowned | |
| Rodger Williamson | Union Cavalryman | Unowned | |
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Michael Wayne Thomas | Soldier | Unowned |
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Raymond St. Jacques | Frederick Douglass | Unowned |
| Ted Rupel | Soldier | Unowned | |
| Roger Ragland | Cavalry Officer | Unowned | |
| Alejandro de Quesada | Confederate / Union Soldier | Unowned | |
| Shane Pinson | Confederate Soldier | Unowned | |
| Larry Peterson | Union Officer | Unowned | |
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Bill Nunn | Unowned | |
| Matthew Murdzak | Captain | Unowned | |
| Barry J. Miller | Union / Confederate Soldier | Unowned | |
| William Mathis | Union Soldier | Unowned | |
| Rick Leisenring | Union Officer | Unowned | |
| Jay Lance | Union Soldier | Unowned | |
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Kevin Jarre | 10th Connecticut Soldier | Unowned |
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Kevin R. Hershberger | Confederate Soldier | Unowned |
| Rachel Lea Grundfast | Ellen Shaw | Unowned | |
| Gary O. Crane | Union Cavalry | Unowned | |
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Sheila Cochran | Home dweller | Unowned |
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Bill Chemerka | Confederate Officer | Unowned |
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Carla Brothers | Charlotte Forten | Unowned |
| Frank Blair | Darian Farmer | Unowned | |
| Joseph Alex | Re-Enactor Core Group and Company A | Unowned | |
| Richard Wright | 10th Connecticut Soldier | Unowned | |
| Michael Fowler | 10th Connecticut Soldier | Unowned | |
| Tom Barrington | 10th Connecticut Soldier | Unowned | |
| Peter Grandfield | 10th Connecticut Soldier | Unowned | |
| Mark A. Jones | 54th Soldier | Unowned | |
| Saundra Dunson-Franks | Black Woman | Unowned | |
| Joan Riordan | White Woman | Unowned | |
| Bob Minor | Contraband Soldier | Unowned | |
| Raymond Godshall Jr. | Dr. Charles G. Thorpe | Unowned | |
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Marc Gowan | Dr. William B. Rogers | Unowned |
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Dan Biggers | Minister | Unowned |
| Keith Noble | Short Contraband | Unowned | |
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Afemo Omilami | Tall Contraband | Unowned |
| Randell Haynes | Paymaster | Unowned | |
| Mark A. Levy | Bigoted Soldier | Unowned | |
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Ethan Phillips | Hospital Steward | Unowned |
| Benji Wilhoite | Young Soldier | Unowned | |
| Pete Munro | Surgeon | Unowned | |
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Abdul Salaam El Razzac | 'A' Company Soldier | Unowned |
| Michael Guess | 'A' Company Soldier | Unowned | |
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Daniel H. Jenkins | 'A' Company Officer | Unowned |