The film centers mostly around the personal and professional life of Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson, a brilliant if eccentric Confederate general, from the outbreak of the American Civil War until its halfway point.
Stephen Lang
Lt. Gen. Thomas Stonewall Jackson
Jeff Daniels
Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
Robert Duvall
Gen. Robert E. Lee
Kevin Conway
Sgt. Buster Kilrain
C. Thomas Howell
Sgt. Thomas Chamberlain
Jeremy London
Capt. Alexander 'Sandie' Pendleton
Matt Letscher
Col. Adelbert Ames
Brian Mallon
Maj. Gen. Winfield Scott Hancock
