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)