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In July, 1861, only a few months after Fort Sumter
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Abraham Lincoln

In July, 1861, only a fewmonths after Fort Sumter, Union forces underMcDowell marched...

In July, 1861, only a few
months after Fort Sumter, Union forces under
McDowell marched south into Northern Virginia for the
first encounter of the war, very close to Washington

Full Transcript

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- In July, 1861, only a few months after Fort Sumter,
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Union forces under McDowell marched south
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into Northern Virginia for the first encounter of the war,
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very close to Washington.
Duration
18 seconds
Views
24
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:20
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 • E01 Within eight months of his being in New Salem, - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
Within eight months of his being in New Salem,
S01 • E03 - Lincoln writes this letter to Meade, - Abraham Lincoln 00:09
- Lincoln writes this letter to Meade,
S01 • E01 - At the time we have a two party system - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
- At the time we have a two party system
S01 • E01 And the Whig Party was most interested in - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
And the Whig Party was most interested in
S01 • E03 And yet you failed to end this war at this moment. - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
And yet you failed to end this war at this moment.
S01 • E03 He never gave up the belief that war - Abraham Lincoln 00:09
He never gave up the belief that war
S01 • E02 The battle is alternatively called Bull Run - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
The battle is alternatively called Bull Run
S01 • E01 An ardent advocate for the federal government - Abraham Lincoln 00:10
An ardent advocate for the federal government
S01 • E03 - When he found out that Lee's army had escaped, - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
- When he found out that Lee's army had escaped,
S01 • E02 - Lincoln's expectation - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
- Lincoln's expectation
S01 • E01 - in Lincoln's day, if you wanted to run for office, - Abraham Lincoln 00:10
- in Lincoln's day, if you wanted to run for office,
S01 • E02 The south will win its independence - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
The south will win its independence
S01 • E03 And then it meant that the war was gonna go on - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
And then it meant that the war was gonna go on
S01 • E01 So at 23 years old he writes this handbill - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
So at 23 years old he writes this handbill
S01 • E03 - McClellan had done this to him after Antietam. - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
- McClellan had done this to him after Antietam.
S01 • E02 When Abraham Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteers - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
When Abraham Lincoln calls for 75,000 volunteers
S01 • E01 His is 2,000 words long, and it's very personal. - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
His is 2,000 words long, and it's very personal.
S01 • E02 The militia act of 1795, by which he calls them forward, - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
The militia act of 1795, by which he calls them forward,
S01 • E03 He didn't want to relive this experience of so many - Abraham Lincoln 00:10
He didn't want to relive this experience of so many
S01 • E01 It starts saying, every man has his peculiar ambition. - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
It starts saying, every man has his peculiar ambition.