The Horse Soldiers (1959)

A Union Cavalry outfit is sent behind Confederate lines in strength to destroy a rail/supply center. Along with them is sent a doctor who causes instant antipathy between him and the commander. The secret plan for the mission is overheard by a southern belle who must be taken along to assure her silence. The Union officers each have different reasons for wanting to be on the mission.

John Ford

Harold Sinclair John Lee Mahin Martin Rackin

Basil Ruysdael Bing Russell Carleton Young Chuck Hayward Constance Towers Denver Pyle Hank Worden Hoot Gibson John Wayne Judson Pratt Ken Curtis O.Z. Whitehead Strother Martin Walter Reed William Henry William Holden William Leslie Willis Bouchey