- Victor Sjöström
- John Ericsson
- Märta Ekström
- Amelia Ericsson
- Anders Henrikson
- Taylor
- Sigurd Wallén
- Karl 'Charlie' Petterson
- Kotti Chave
- James Kerrigan
- Hilda Borgström
- Ann Cassidy
- Hasse Ekman
- (as Hans Ekman)
- Carl Barcklind
- Stephen Mallory
- Marianne Aminoff
- Mary
- Ivar KÃ¥ge
- Harry Delameter
- Olof Winnerstrand
- Smith
- Richard Lund
- Paulding
- Erik Rosén
- Davis
- Helga Görlin
- Jenny Lind
- Edvin Adolphson
- Sanders
- Jussi Björling
- Singer
- Nils Jerring
- Prologue narrator
- Knut Frankman
- Seaman
- Gunnar Sjöberg
- Seaman
- Carl Ström
- Chief Guard
- Eric Abrahamsson
- Clerk at the Navy Department
- Greta Almroth
- Amelia's friend in England
- Carl August Andersson
- First mate on 'Minnesota'
- Bror Berger
- Unemployed
- Olle Björklund
- Lieutenant on 'Merrimac'
- Gösta Bodin
- Phineas Taylor Barnum, Jenny Lind's agent
- Carl Deurell
- Foreman
- Bengt Djurberg
- Lieutenant on 'Monitor'
- John Ericsson
- Abraham Lincoln, president of the Federation
- August Falck
- Sailor
- George Fant
- Lieutenant on 'Monitor'
- Georg Fernqvist
- Officer
- Emil Fjellström
- Worker
- Gösta Grip
- Confederate Minister
- Wictor Hagman
- Sailor
- Hester Harvey
- Black girl
- Folke Helleberg
- Officer
- John Hilke
- Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederation
- Torsten Hillberg
- Judge
- Anders Holmgren
- Train driver
- Helge Karlsson
- Soldier on 'Monitor'
- Helge Kihlberg
- Young man at the station
- Alf Kjellin
- Young man on Delamater's office
- Axel Lagerberg
- Member of the Marine Committee
- Herman Lantz
- Young man waiting for the Cunard Ferry
- Axel Lindberg
- Lincoln's secretary
- Richard Lindström
- Chairman of the Marine Committee
- Walter Lindström
- Member of the Marine Committee
- Gösta Lycke
- Commander on 'Minnesota'
- Helge Mauritz
- Singer
- Nils Nordståhl
- Commander on 'Cumberland'
- Yngve Nyqvist
- General Robert E. Lee
- Gabriel Rosén
- Confederate Chief of Guards
- Robert Ryberg
- Draft officer
- Ingeborg Strandin
- Worried mother
- Eric von Gegerfelt
- Confederate minister
- James Westheimer
- Sailor
- John Westin
- Member of Congress
- Charles White
- Jim, negro
- Oscar Ã
berg
- Manager of the Confederate Shipyard
