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Casting

Producer

Catherine Yang Eisele, Stephen Ives, Julie A. Dunfey, Mike Hill, Ric Burns

Executive Producer

Ken Burns

Original Music Composer

Jay Ungar

Director of Photography

Ken Burns

Editor

Paul Barnes

David McCullough
David McCulloughNarrator (voice)
Sam Waterston
Sam WaterstonAbraham Lincoln (voice)
Julie Harris
Julie HarrisMary Chestnut (voice)
Jason Robards
Jason RobardsUlysses S. Grant (voice)
Morgan Freeman
Morgan FreemanFrederick Douglass / John Boston (voice)
Paul Roebling
Paul RoeblingJoshua Chamberlain (voice)
Garrison Keillor
Garrison KeillorWalt Whitman (voice)
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George BlackRobert E. Lee (voice)
Arthur Miller
Arthur MillerWilliam Tecumseh Sherman (voice)
Christopher Murney
Christopher MurneyElisha Hunt Rhodes (voice)
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Charles McDowellSamuel R. Watkins (voice)
Horton Foote
Horton FooteJefferson Davis (voice)
George Plimpton
George PlimptonGeorge Templeton Strong (voice)
Philip Bosco
Philip BoscoHorace Greeley (voice)
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Terry CourierGeorge B. McClellan (voice)
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Jody PowellStonewall Jackson / Various (voice)
Studs Terkel
Studs TerkelBenjamin Butler / Various
Hoyt Axton
Hoyt AxtonVarious (voice)
John Hartford
John HartfordVarious (voice)
Colleen Dewhurst
Colleen DewhurstVarious (voice)
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Shelby FooteVarious (voice)
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Ronnie GilbertVarious (voice)
Jeremy Irons
Jeremy IronsVarious (voice)
Gene Jones
Gene JonesVarious (voice)
Derek Jacobi
Derek JacobiWilliam Russell / Various (voice)
Kurt Vonnegut
Kurt VonnegutVarious (voice)
Laurence Fishburne
Laurence FishburneSgt. Louis Douglas / Samuel Jess / Various (voice)
Pamela Reed
Pamela ReedVarious (voice)
M. Emmet Walsh
M. Emmet WalshVarious (voice)
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Barbara FieldsVarious (voice)