Cliff Robertson narrates this dramatization focuses on the little-known life-and-death struggle of power between President Lincoln and his general in command of the Army of the Potomac, George McClellan, and the events leading to the Emancipation Proclamation.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Cliff RobertsonNarrator(voice) | Narrator(voice) |
 John AndersonPresident Lincoln | President Lincoln |
 Robert ProskySecretary of War Stanton | Secretary of War Stanton |
 Richard SandersMinister Adams | Minister Adams |
 Doug RobertsCorporal Mitchell | Corporal Mitchell |
 Max WrightHorace Greeley | Horace Greeley |
 Bryan ClarkGeneral Kearney | General Kearney |
| NNorman FitzFrederick Douglass | Frederick Douglass |
| MMark HammerSenator Wade | Senator Wade |