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| Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Brian Keith | ... | Sergeant Gabe Trotter | |
| Kevin Corcoran | ... | Johnny Lincoln Clem | |
| Darryl Hickman | ... | Lieutenant Jeremiah Sullivan | |
| Skip Homeier | ... | Captain MacPherson | |
| Edward Platt | ... | General Thomas | |
| Regis Toomey | ... | Mr. Clem | |
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Rickie Sorensen | ... | Rusty |
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Ben Morgan | ... | Sam |
| Eddie Hodges | ... | Billy Jones | |
| Hayden Rorke | ... | General Ulysses S. Grant | |
| Dan Riss | ... | General Wheeler | |
| Don C. Harvey | ... | Confederate Colonel (as Don Harvey) | |
| Henry Wills | ... | Stark | |
| Buck Taylor | ... | Josh | |
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Billy Williams | ... | Blue Raider #1 |
Based on real life "boy solider" Johnny Clem, a young boy joins the Union Army against the wishes of his father and fellow soldiers.
Two-parter from Walt Disney's television series was released theatrically in some outlets, and for good reason. It's a nicely cast and well-directed bit of history, earmarked with the Disney company's homespun touch. Young Kevin Corcoran is determined to join a rag-tag Army unit during Civil War times, acting as the troop's "drummer boy". Brian Keith is the gruff-but-likable sergeant who approves his involvement. Appealing history lesson layered with adventure from the book by James A. Rhodes. Director James Neilson, a mainstay at the Disney studios throughout the sixties, does his usual customary work. **1/2 from ****