Sam Briggs' horse is named Minnie Pearl.
The date on the newspaper about Custer's death as Bone starts out on his journey to the West is June 30, 1876. Custer died five days earlier out in the Montana Territory.
Eddie Albert's character "Dude" Daniel Bone, gives an "America" speech In this 1948 film. Eddie Albert's character Oliver Douglas in the television show "Green Acres" (1965-1971) was well known for his many American civics styled speeches which were humorously accompanied by the playing of early American fife music.