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| | The Horse Soldiers on DVD - MovieWeb |
 | | John Wayne, William Holden, Constance Towers, Hoot Gibson, Althea Gibson, Anna Lee, Russell Simpson, Carleton Young, Basil Ruysdael |
 | | THE HORSE SOLDIERS, John Ford's only attempt at tackling the subject of the Civil War, is based on Grierson's Raid, part of the Union's assault on Vicksburg in April 1863. |
 | | After a number of failed efforts at taking the Southern stronghold, Union leaders assign Col. John Marlowe (John Wayne), a railroad designer in civilian life, to lead a cavalry detachment to destroy a vital railroad hub at Newton Station, far behind Confederate lines. |
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