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It would have been nice to take the shortest route
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Abraham Lincoln

It would have been nice totake the shortest route, but he couldn't go throughKentucky, the...

It would have been nice to
take the shortest route, but he couldn't go through
Kentucky, the state he was born, or Virginia, because
it was too dangerous

Full Transcript

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It would have been nice to take the shortest route,
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but he couldn't go through Kentucky, the state he was born,
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or Virginia, because it was too dangerous.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
01:26:31
Uploaded
Mar 29, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
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 • E02 And they said, well, we're not gonna support this nation - Abraham Lincoln 00:14
And they said, well, we're not gonna support this natio...
S01 • E03 They are not getting rations on either side. - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
They are not getting rations on either side.
S01 • E01 He wrote a letter to a friend - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
He wrote a letter to a friend
S01 • E03 And the day after the battle of Sailor's Creek - Abraham Lincoln 00:08
And the day after the battle of Sailor's Creek
S01 • E01 So he has to go in this very winding roundabout route - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
So he has to go in this very winding roundabout route
S01 • E03 Several of his generals, including one of his sons, - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
Several of his generals, including one of his sons,
S01 • E01 Whenever Lincoln comes in anywhere, - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
Whenever Lincoln comes in anywhere,
S01 • E02 - Meanwhile, on October 1st, Lincoln travels out to Antietam - Abraham Lincoln 00:10
- Meanwhile, on October 1st, Lincoln travels out to Antietam
S01 • E03 - That was kinda the end of Lee's army - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
- That was kinda the end of Lee's army
S01 • E01 - There's hope, but there's also this fear. - Abraham Lincoln 00:06
- There's hope, but there's also this fear.
S01 • E01 People would have known - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
People would have known
S01 • E01 These are difficult times - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
These are difficult times
S01 • E02 And Lincoln is really disgusted that he's showing him - Abraham Lincoln 00:11
And Lincoln is really disgusted that he's showing him
S01 • E03 - We don't have exact records of how often - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
- We don't have exact records of how often
S01 • E01 - [Harold] There was intelligence of a - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
- [Harold] There was intelligence of a
S01 • E03 We live with the Civil War's wounds - Abraham Lincoln 00:07
We live with the Civil War's wounds
S01 • E02 - McClellan had so many troops in reserve - Abraham Lincoln 00:22
- McClellan had so many troops in reserve
S01 • E01 The leader of the plot had a system of drawing lots, - Abraham Lincoln 00:09
The leader of the plot had a system of drawing lots,
S01 • E03 Decades upon decades afterwards. - Abraham Lincoln 00:05
Decades upon decades afterwards.
S01 • E01 And those who got a red dot would try to kill Lincoln - Abraham Lincoln 00:09
And those who got a red dot would try to kill Lincoln