| David McCullough |
Jerry Thompson/Narrator |
| Sam Waterston |
Abraham Lincoln |
| Julie Harris |
Chestnut Roaster |
| Jason Robards |
Marshall Grant |
| Morgan Freeman |
Douglass Dilman |
| Paul Roebling |
Joshua |
| Arthur Miller |
Sherman |
| George Black |
E |
| Garrison Keillor |
Walt |
| Christopher Murney |
Elisha |
| Charles McDowell |
Samuel |
| Horton Foote |
Jefferson Swazey |
| Jody Powell |
Stonewall |
| George Plimpton |
Templeton |
| Philip Bosco |
Greeley |
| Terry Courier |
McClellan |
| Studs Terkel |
Various |
| Hoyt Axton |
Various |
| John Hartford |
Various |
| Colleen Dewhurst |
Various |
| Shelby Foote |
Various |
| Ronnie Gilbert |
Various |
| Jeremy Irons |
Various |
| Gene Jones |
Various |
| Derek Jacobi |
Various |
| Kurt Vonnegut |
Various |
| Laurence Fishburne |
Various |
| Pamela Reed |
Various |
| M. Emmet Walsh |
Various |
| Barbara Fields |
Various |
| David McCullough |
Narrator (voice) |
| Sam Waterston |
Abraham Lincoln (voice) |
| Julie Harris |
Mary Chestnut (voice) |
| George Black |
Robert E. Lee (voice) |
| Charles McDowell |
Samuel R. Watkins (voice) |
| Paul Roebling |
Joshua Chamberlain (voice) |
| Garrison Keillor |
Walt Whitman (voice) |
| Arthur Miller |
William Tecumseh Sherman (voice) |
| Jason Robards |
Ulysses S. Grant (voice) |
| Christopher Murney |
Elisha Hunt Rhodes (voice) |
| Horton Foote |
Jefferson Davis (voice) |
| Morgan Freeman |
Frederick Douglass / John Boston (voice) |
| Terry Courier |
George B. McClellan (voice) |
| Jody Powell |
Stonewall Jackson / Various (voice) |
| Studs Terkel |
Benjamin Butler / Various |
| John Hartford |
Various (voice) |
| Shelby Foote |
Various (voice) |
| George Plimpton |
George Templeton Strong (voice) |
| Hoyt Axton |
Various (voice) |
| Colleen Dewhurst |
Various (voice) |
| Philip Bosco |
Horace Greeley (voice) |
| Ronnie Gilbert |
Various (voice) |
| Gene Jones |
Various (voice) |
| Barbara Fields |
Various (voice) |
| Jeremy Irons |
Various (voice) |
| Kurt Vonnegut |
Various (voice) |
| Pamela Reed |
Various (voice) |
| Laurence Fishburne |
Sgt. Louis Douglas / Samuel Jess / Various (voice) |
| Derek Jacobi |
William Russell / Various (voice) |
| M. Emmet Walsh |
Various (voice) |