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Abraham Lincoln

And so on the eve of secession, president Lincoln soughtto have Robert E. Lee take command...

And so on the eve of secession, president Lincoln sought
to have Robert E. Lee take command of the
United States forces

Full Transcript

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And so on the eve of secession,
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president Lincoln sought to have Robert E. Lee
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take command of the United States forces.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
21
Timestamp in Movie
01:01:55
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
2
Genres
documentary, biography, drama

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Movie Summary

Through a poverty-ridden childhood on the American frontier, Lincoln is determined to leave his mark on the world.
S01 • E03 (office chatter) (tense music) - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
(office chatter) (tense music)
S01 • E01 (Crowd agreeing) - Abraham Lincoln 00:18
(Crowd agreeing)
S01 • E02 Robert E. Lee makes the decision instead - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
Robert E. Lee makes the decision instead
S01 • E02 - So Lee takes command of what he christens - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
- So Lee takes command of what he christens
S01 • E01 (audience cheers and applauds) - Abraham Lincoln 00:10
(audience cheers and applauds)
S01 • E02 And for the next three weeks, - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
And for the next three weeks,
S01 • E02 If you can imagine moving an army of 120,000 men - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
If you can imagine moving an army of 120,000 men
S01 • E01 I care more for the great principle of self government, - Abraham Lincoln 00:12
I care more for the great principle of self government,
S01 • E02 But Lincoln believes that this capital can be taken. - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
But Lincoln believes that this capital can be taken.
S01 • E01 (Audience applauding) - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
(Audience applauding)
S01 • E03 (dramatic music) - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
(dramatic music)
S01 • E02 McClellan has more men - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
McClellan has more men
S01 • E01 But when he governed himself - Abraham Lincoln 00:10
But when he governed himself
S01 • E02 - The weight of this war fell on Lincoln - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
- The weight of this war fell on Lincoln
S01 • E01 (audience cheers and applauds) - Abraham Lincoln 00:10
(audience cheers and applauds)
S01 • E02 And that sense, that wearying, nagging, never ending, - Abraham Lincoln 00:13
And that sense, that wearying, nagging, never ending,
S01 • E01 (audience boos) - Abraham Lincoln 00:10
(audience boos)
S01 • E03 (office celebratory chatter) - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
(office celebratory chatter)
S01 • E01 (audience boos) - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
(audience boos)
S01 • E01 (audience boos) - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
(audience boos)