Orphaned shoeshine boy Spanky is working on a Mississippi riverboat during the Civil War. There he befriends young runaway slave Buckwheat. After wronging a vicious gambler, Spanky and Buckwheat are forced to jump ship. Finding solace at a nearby house, the two are picked by Marshall Valiant for an important mission. This inspires Spanky to organize the local kids to form a small army of their own.
Spanky Leonard

Marshall Valient

Yankee General

Simmons

Louella Blanchard

Buckwheat

Alfalfa

Colonel Blanchard

Overseer

Boat Captain

Cornelia

Henry

Boat Passenger
Slavemaster at Meeting

Bit

Kid Army Member

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Kid Army Member
Captain Haden - General's Aide

Kid Army Member

Bit

Sentry in Blanchard Home

Captain Gary
First Mate

Slavemaster

Bit
Bit

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Slavemaster

Kid Army Member

Colonel Parrish

Flaette
Lt. Johnson

Man at Bulletin Board

Encampment Sentry

Kid Army Member
Kid Army Member

Second Lieutenant
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Unknown Role