James Leland Adams, who played General Custer, would later go on to portray Preston Lodge in later seasons.
When Custer was killed at the Battle of Little Bighorn in 1876 the Lakota Sioux cut his ears off so he could listen better in the next life.
Larry Sellers who plays Cloud Dancing turned down a role in the movie Dances with Wolves because no agreement could be reached that allowed him 4 days off to attend Sundance ceremony in South Dakota.
Cloud Dancing's shirt is a status symbol.
Horace uses a free standing bell to alert the town folk to an Indian attack. In previous episodes, Robert E uses a triangle.