When the reenactment party decides to storm Topeka a caption is shown that says "7:53 PM, Topeka, Kansas" but the following sequence has a rooster crowing, a man in a suit heading to work, the local school is opened by a teacher, then the mailman says "Good morning, Mrs. Hollis", revealing the error in the caption.
When Jimbo is saying the Confederacy could take Topeka, he walks in front of his podium. In another shot, he is standing behind the podium.
The flag used by the Union soldiers is actually the Stars and Bars, the first flag used by the Confederacy.
After one of the drinking binges, Stuart McCormick says that he was supposed to be back at work that day, however Stuart is unemployed.